Justice Dept. Stats on Gay Domestic Violence

Neil Steyskal sent along this link to a report about the latest Bureau of Justice Statistics report which for the first time includes data about domestic violence against homosexuals. Again, this is a crime survey, not a sociology or family violence study, and it exhibits the typical bias against men who are less likely to report domestic violence (including homosexuals, who have other reasons to fear contacting the police for help). Still, we should make note of this because the Justice Dept. stats are the ones most widely used by battered women's advocates, who have been able to define domestic violence over the past quarter century.

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