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Internal complaints filed against Calgary police more than doubled in 2017 over the previous year, numbers the service is having difficulty handling under current legislation, says the civilian body overseeing officers.

While overall complaints against Calgary police fell last year compared with 2016, from 1,455 to 1,219, those made within the CPS ranks jumped from 33 to 69, according to data provided by the Calgary police commission.

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The 2017 figure is more than triple the number of 21 recorded in 2013.

The increase comes in the wake of a report obtained by Postmedia in late 2016 citing concerns within the force of sexual assault, harassment and bullying in the workplace.

In a written response, the police commission’s Tyler Shandro doesn’t delve into the nature of the internal complaints but states the provincial legislation that dictates how the CPS investigates them needs to be overhauled.