Anyone who has done more than a few cases as TC or DC knows this. Certainly this was one of the first points made to me by my SDC when first reporting to then NLSO Norfolk in 1980 out of J school, and learned and reinforced over the years.
A Defense Department review of criminal investigations into sexual assault found deficiencies in 72 percent of the cases, but only 11 percent of the cases had what were considered “significant” errors or omissions requiring more investigative work, according to a Pentagon report released Monday.
Army Times