"Advocates fear fewer people will come forward
Changes in police watchdog's jurisdiction over complaints about off-duty officers raises transparency concerns
The Special Investigations Unit's sexual assault caseload has been declining ever since new legislation narrowed the police watchdog's mandate and diverted complaints involving off-duty officers to local and provincial law enforcement.
CBC News compiled and analyzed data from a decade of SIU cases involving suspected sexual assault by police officers."
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