RCMP to review policies following sex-assault investigation

By Brandon Barrett
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The RCMP is one of 31 Canadian police forces that has committed to reviewing its policies following a sweeping Globe and Mail report that examined how law enforcement across the country handles allegations of sexual violence. The 20-month-long investigation, published Feb. 3, gathered data through Freedom of Information requests from 873 police jurisdictions and found that more than 5,000 claims of sexual assault are closed as unfounded by Canadian police every year.…

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• Whistler News

February 15, 2017

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