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Police Commission adopts revised sexual-assault response policy
Summary
The San Francisco Police Commission approved revisions to Department General Order 6.16, updating patrol procedures, privacy protections and DNA-collection guidance and aligning the policy with Penal Code Section 679.04. The motion passed unanimously as recorded with six yes votes.
The San Francisco Police Commission on Oct. 8 approved a substantially revised Department General Order (DGO) 6.16 governing the department’s response to sexual assault.
Acting Captain Gordon of the Special Victims Unit presented the update, noting the policy — last updated in February 2008 — was revised after a working-group process that included commissioners, community organizations, victim-advocates and partner agencies. Gordon said the rewrite prioritizes an initial…
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