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NYPD Source: Advocates Right That Dept. Fails Victims of Sex Assaults

By RICHARD KHAVKINE
Posted 2/21/20

The NYPD’s foundering efforts to reform its Special Victims Division has imperiled residents, particularly women, by diluting its ability to effectively investigate sexual assaults, advocates said Feb 18.

The advocates were especially critical of Mayor de Blasio’s and the department’s apparent unwillingness to boost staffing and training within the SVD based on recommendations outlined in a lengthy 2018 Department of Investigation report.

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