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NYPD Sex Crime Investigation Divisions Lack Training, Staff, and Clear Protocols to Adequately Respond to Sexual Assault Reports  


Author:  Roslyn Myers, Ph.D., J.D..


Source: Volume 16, Number 01, Summer 2023 , pp.83-94(12)




Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly

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Abstract: 

This article traces the long-standing problems with the New York City Police Department’s Sex Crime Investigation Unit (Special Victims Division or SVD), including chronic understaffing and under-resourcing, inadequate training, and ineffective sexual assault response and investigation.

Keywords: Conflict Between Investigation and Victim-Orientation; Rape Evidence Handling; Interviewing Sex Crime Victims

Affiliations:  1: John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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