The Justice Department on Thursday said it will investigate the NYPD’s scandal-plagued Special Victims Division due to rampant allegations that detectives are “retraumatizing” sex assault victims.
Federal prosecutors will examine the Special Victims Division’s policies and training in the probe of alleged “gender-biased policing.” The feds are also eyeing how investigators treat and communicate with victims of rape and sexual assault.
The Justice Department launched the probe due to evidence of a longstanding failure by the NYPD to conduct basic investigative steps, “instead shaming and abusing survivors and retraumatizing them during investigations,” according to a release.
