Comment by ILikeNeurons on 26/12/2022 at 22:35 UTC

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View submission: Detective completely overhauled the way his department handled rape cases, greatly improving the clearance rate | Why aren't his tactics more widely adopted?

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...yet there's a LEO just above saying it's almost ALWAYS a he said, she said.

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Comment by getthedudesdanny at 26/12/2022 at 23:01 UTC

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It is always a “he said, she said.” Now what the perpetrator says is incredibly important.

Comment by ninjafaces at 27/12/2022 at 01:18 UTC

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I'd say the majority of rapes I've investigated have been between know parties and are he said she said situations. It's uncommon for it to be unknown subjects.

Comment by TheHolyElectron at 27/12/2022 at 00:19 UTC

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Never underestimate the capacity of mental defectives to self incriminate.

There are the jokes and perhaps real stories about an officer intentionally telling the court a small and pointless and embarrassing lie, or even truth as far as he knows it to see if a prideful and impulsive client will speak up.