Our Crime Panel looks at the RCMP's review of sexual assault cases, comments from the outgoing Chief Justice and Calgary police morale.
Canada’s national police force has announced an expanded review of closed sexual assault cases. The RCMP plan to review approximately 25,000 sexual assault files dating back to 2015 in cases where no charges were laid. The RCMP sexual assault team has expanded from 4 to 17 members, those members will help to educate police officers on consent case law starting in 2018. The decision to review the cases followed a report into sexual assault files from 2016, out of 2,225 cases reviewed police decided 284 required further investigation.
Canada’s national police force has announced an expanded review of closed sexual assault cases. The RCMP plan to review approximately 25,000 sexual assault files dating back to 2015 in cases where no charges were laid. The RCMP sexual assault team has expanded from 4 to 17 members, those members will help to educate police officers on consent case law starting in 2018. The decision to review the cases followed a report into sexual assault files from 2016, out of 2,225 cases reviewed police decided 284 required further investigation.
Plus, Calgary Police Officers are struggling to feel proud about their work and many are looking to leave the force, that’s according to the latest annual survey examining CPS morale. The survey found only 64% of officers felt they would “definitely” be employed by the CPS in a year, 30% said they are proud of the work they do and nearly 50% reported they felt they were no longer motivated to do their jobs.
Guest on our Crime Panel include: Steven Penney, professor at the University of Alberta; Greg Dunn, defence lawyer and Kevin Martin, court reporter for Postmedia.
