Budget recommendations for APD sex crimes unit

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A new report outlines the hundreds of thousands of dollars a third-party evaluator recommends the City of Austin invests in the police department's sex crimes unit (SCU).
The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) started reviewing APD's practices during sex assault investigations and a DPS audit found many cases were cleared incorrectly.APD has already begun to implement some changes, like trauma-informed training for officers, said Chief Joseph Chacon. There's also now a 24-de