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. The criminal justice system’s response to sexual harm fails most victim/survivors. Reports of victim/survivors’ experiences in workplaces, homes and in public indicate that a single, criminal justice response to this pervasive behaviour will not meet many victim/survivors concepts of justice. We need a range of responses to address the justice gap experienced by victim/survivors of sexual harm. Restorative justice can offer processes that meet the unmet justice needs of victim/survivors in ways that don’t perpetuate further harm. In this discussion, practitioners and experts from the Centre for Innovative Justice’s restorative justice arm, Open Circle, along with experts from Transforming Justice Australia and accountability specialists will explore the challenges, opportunities and necessary safeguards in approaching this work.

Western australiaNew zealandJane bolithoDiana unwinHerenga wakaBlue mountains community legal centreCentre for innovative justiceVictoria university of wellington new zealandVictorian lawInnovative justiceOpen circleTransforming justice australiaTransforming justiceJustice australiaCentral tablelandsAssociate professor jane bolitho