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VOCAL Inc NSW appreciates the opportunity to represent the complex issues confronting victims of crime in the media but notes the chance to debate the issues publicly and deeply are very few.

Journalists are often very interested in learning about victims issues, but like many automatically assume the victim would be treated with great care and respect in every process (surely we care for the underdog).

Victim’s issues are not well-taught as part of most tertiary courses from law, to journalism, social work, welfare, victimology, criminology, medicine, nursing, psychology, policing, etc. And, unfortunately, as some ‘spot on’ person once said ‘In a democracy, which we still have, the views of the people  often cannot be heard over the din of experts and the posturings of vested interest.’