The conventional approach to public safety has long operated on a reactive, one-size-fits-all framework—an intervention style that often fractures the very communities it is meant to shield. For marginalized populations, including Indigenous, Black, and migrant women, this systemic disconnect carries profound consequences. When the institutional response to gender-based violence relies on rigid, adversarial structures, it inadvertently deepens historical distrust and leaves unique vulnerabilities unaddressed.
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