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


Author:  Roslyn K. Myers, PhD, JD.


Source: Volume 24, Number 03, April/May 2023 , pp.42-47(6)




Sex Offender Law Report

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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: Editor.

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