RADAR ALERT:
Education for Injustice
It's widely known that the domestic violence policies and procedures of organizations across the country are outdated. If only that were the reason why so many men experience bias and violation of due process when accused. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. False "facts" from debunked studies, lies created by over-enthusiastic writers, and skewed statistics from unsound research are common in today's domestic violence trainings.
Demonstrating that current domestic violence trainings are deplorable, RADAR's new Special Report
Education for Injustice
documents that:
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Judicial education programs nearly always refer to the perpetrator as "he," while victims are designated as "she."
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A police officer describes the domestic violence training classes he attended as "so dripping with male hatred that everyone in the class felt uncomfortable, male and female officers alike."
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The director of a domestic violence hotline admits that trainers instructed their staff to profile callers based on gender, treating all male callers as perpetrators, regardless of the actual circumstances.
This report is a must-read, no-holds-barred critique of our nation's domestic violence trainings.
Not one educational program mentioned in the report reflects
well-established research findings on intimate partner aggression – that women are at least as likely as men to engage in abusive behavior.
The report can be seen at:
http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/Education-For-Injustice.pdf
So this week, we call on you to read the report,
Education for Injustice
. Then forward this Alert to all your friends, media contacts, and elected officials, so they know
"It's Time to Educate For Justice."
Date of RADAR Release: May 21, 2007
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R.A.D.A.R. – Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting – is a non-profit, non-partisan organization of men and women working to improve the effectiveness of our nation's approach to solving domestic violence. http://mediaradar.org
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