Sexual Assault Policy Feedback: Final Comment Period

The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is in the process of drafting revised policies on sexual assault investigations, which are aimed at guiding BPD and its officers on the proper way to conduct thorough, victim-centered investigations of alleged rapes and other sexual assaults. After taking into consideration comments from the Monitoring Team and the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as initial comments from members of the community, BPD has issued its core policy on sexual assault investigations, Policy 708. The First-Year Monitoring Plan calls for public comments on these proposed policies. In combination with the Department of Justice and the Monitoring Team, BPD will consider these public comments before the policies are finalized. The comment period is open through September 15, 2018.

To review the policy please visit the following link: Policy 708- Victim-Centered Investigations

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* 1. Please explain what you liked and what you did not like about BPD's proposed Policy 708- Victim-Centered Investigations, and for what you did not like, please explain what you would like to see instead.

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