police themselves but had a third party report the allegation.
Mental health issues
21.
Mental health issues were identified as a factor in relation to
20% 31 of suspects.
26
60 suspects
55 suspects
28
4 suspects
29
1 suspect
30
16 out of 29 suspects
31
32 suspects
27
14
Retraction
22.
In the majority of cases where suspects were not
prosecuted, the complaint had been retracted. Retractions
were more common in cases involving young suspects.
23.
In some cases, retraction appeared to have been influenced
by external pressures on
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