How much would cleaning up law enforcement organisations DV issues and coverups contribute to lowering DV rates elsewhere?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/02/nsw-police-officer-suspended-after-being-charged-with-domestic-violence-offences
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From four years ago
>Victoria Police analysed 278 family violence incidents involving employees in 2017, as part of a strategy to fix its inconsistent response. The review found criminal matters involving police perpetrators were significantly less likely to result in action being taken. Of all family violence crime, 80 per cent of alleged offenders were “processed” — that is, they were arrested, charged or cautioned. In family violence matters involving police, however, less than 20 per cent of alleged offenders were processed…
> To date there have been no published studies of how many police officers commit domestic abuse in Australia, though American research has previously found it occurs in the US with alarming frequency. Studies between 1991 and 2006 found male and female officers may be between two and four times more likely to abuse their partner, with rates increasing among those who were separated or divorced
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-19/police-in-australia-are-failing-to-take-action-against-domestic/12757914
Could be the job that attracts power trippers, rather than turning them in to one.