One woman’s battle to bring legal literacy – and justice – to survivors of sexual assault

How we’re transforming justice for survivors of sexual violence

Every October, the Women’s Law Project leads a team of advocates at the Philadelphia Police Department’s Special Victims Unit to review hundreds of sex crimes case files. We just completed this year’s review, and it’s important that you know why we do this. This annual case review process has been a standard practice for our team for 26 years. This local initiative has changed the way rape is investigated and brought attention to how survivors o…

One woman’s battle to bring legal literacy – and justice – to survivors of sexual assault

Sarah Rosenberg has used her own sexual assault experience to try and reform the justice system, setting up an advocacy group and legal resource With You We Can that demystifies the police and legal processes for victims of sexual violence.