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Police Falling Short on Victim Contact | Auckland News
Police are failing to meet their own standards in contacting victims of child protection and adult sexual assault cases, with over 660 people left without contact for at least 60 days. Despite some improvement since May, numbers have crept back up by mid-August, highlighting ongoing systemic gaps. Chief Victims Advisor Ruth Money insists victims must never feel ignored—especially vulnerable youth already traumatized by abuse. While police acknowledge resource constraints and rare exceptions, they’re pushing for near-zero contact failures through a system review and visible progress in data…
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