Improper training to rape and sexual offence investigators?

A detective who wishes to be anonymous has told The Times that “Inexperienced officers are being put on sexual offences investigations”. The official police forces in England and Wales allegedly do not offer specialised training to officers in order to investigate rape cases and sexual offences.  At least three police forces in England and Wales do not offer extra specialised training to officers who investigate rape and sexual violence. While some forces have enough specialised officers to handle every rape complaint, in other areas their caseload amounts to hundreds of cases each year. A Metropolitan Police detective has also gone on record to state that they are not “giving appropriate care to victims because of inadequate training”. The Times quoted him and said: “Specialised officers provide victim care beyond any level a victim of other crimes would get, without them a rape victim doesn’t get the right care. A less experienced detective may not spot patterns of offending which in turn means a suspect could be out causing further danger to the public.”