A/RES/65/228 4. Adopts the guidelines in the updated Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Women in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, annexed to the present resolution; Urges Member States to end impunity for violence against women by 5. investigating, prosecuting with due process and punishing all perpetrators, by ensuring that women have equal protection under the law and equal access to justice and by holding up to public scrutiny and countering those attitudes that foster, justify or tolerate any form of violence against women; Also urges Member States to enhance their mechanisms and procedures 6. for protecting victims of violence against women in the criminal justice system, taking into account, inter alia, the Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, 15 and to provide to that end specialized counselling and assistance; Calls upon Member States to advance effective crime prevention and 7. criminal justice strategies that address violence against women, including strategies aimed at preventing revictimization by, inter alia, removing barriers that prevent victims from seeking safety, including barriers related to custody of children, access to shelter and availability of legal assistance; Also calls upon Member States to develop and implement crime 8. prevention policies and programmes to promote the safety of women in the home and in society at large in a manner that reflects the realities of women’s lives and addresses their distinct needs, taking into account, inter alia, the Guidelines for the Prevention of Crime10 and the important contribution that educational and public awareness-raising initiatives provide to the promotion of the safety of women; Urges Member States to evaluate and review their legislation and legal 9. principles, procedures, policies, programmes and practices relating to crime prevention and criminal justice matters, in a manner consistent with their legal systems and drawing upon the updated Model Strategies and Practical Measures, to determine if they are adequate to prevent and eliminate violence against women or if they have a negative impact on women and, if they do, to modify them in order to ensure that women enjoy fair and equal treatment; 10. Also urges Member States to take into account the special needs and vulnerabilities of women within the criminal justice system, especially women in detention, pregnant inmates and women with children born in detention, including through the development of policies and programmes to address such needs, taking into account relevant international standards and norms; 11. Further urges Member States to recognize the needs and special vulnerabilities of women and children in situations of armed conflict and in post-conflict situations, migrant women, refugee women and women subject to forms of violence because of their nationality, ethnicity, religion or language; 12. Urges Member States to provide appropriate assistance to women victims of violence, including by ensuring that those women have access to adequate legal representation where appropriate, in particular so that they can make informed decisions regarding, inter alia, legal proceedings and issues relating to family law; _______________ 15 4 Resolution 40/34, annex.