Local View: More evidence Nebraska's domestic violence policies need revision

Op-ed here. Excerpt:

'Last summer, we wrote that Nebraska's domestic violence policies need revision, primarily because they are based on inaccurate information. Since then, two new studies have been published that confirm the need for our domestic violence policies to be revised. These studies also describe a worrying new trend in domestic violence.

Before we discuss these new studies, let's summarize what the research shows about domestic violence:

* Women and men commit domestic violence at comparable rates.

* Men and women are victimized by domestic violence at comparable rates.

* Half of all domestic violence is mutual.

* When domestic violence is not mutual, female-only and male-only domestic violence occur at comparable rates.'