We think it's very important for the system to work. As much as they can right now, in the way the system is structured with a trauma- and violence-informed lens and with a trauma- and violence-informed approach, I think it's really important to look at what targeted accountability could look like.
You all have a very big job to do. We need to see high-risk, repeat violent offenders face detention, but we have to remember that this is not “one size fits all”. We really have to recognize that without the proper implementation in place, it's simply not going to work. Everybody has to work together in order for it to work properly.
What I mean is this. If there is a woman on the other side of what an accused is going through with the criminal justice system, she needs to be informed every single step of the way. There needs to be accountability from the criminal justice system in that regard as well, not just for the accused. Victims have rights as well, and it's really important for those to be considered every step of the way.