The 'Law & Order' actor says she's since realized that TV doesn't mirror reality.
Prosecutor Casey Novak has a strong track record. Over numerous seasons of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” the tough and persistent assistant district attorney convicts scores of sex offenders and delivers justice to their victims. But the actor who played her says she’s since realized that TV doesn’t mirror reality.
As a result of inadequate staffing, training and large caseloads, the report said, detectives and police officers often responded insensitively or dismissively to sexual assault victims while victims were rarely updated on the status of their cases.
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