It found more than two-thirds of cases Hamilton police deemed unfounded really weren't. The community review team will meet every few months to review cases and monitor progress. "What we saw were good detectives getting bogged down," Lenore Lukasik-Foss, executive director of the Sexual Assault Centre of Hamilton (SACHA) told CBC in November. "Please know that the Hamilton Police Service takes all reported occurrences of sexual assault seriously," he said in an email. The recent review of how police handle sexual assault investigations, and the work with experts and community partners, has helped the service identify and adopt best practices, he said.

Source: CBC News January 04, 2019 09:02 UTC