Dutch authorities failing to meet own standards for handling sex crime cases

Authorities in the Netherlands reportedly continue to fall short of their own targets for processing sex crime cases, failing to meet the standards set in 2019, according to an internal report obtained by NOS Nieuwsuur. Despite some improvements in case processing times, the police, the Public Prosecution Service (OM), and the judiciary have yet to achieve the agreed-upon goals. Nevertheless, officials decided late last year not to adjust the existing targets.