Domestic Violence Research Data Suppressed

Ray writes "(click) Researcher Hides Domestic Violence Study Behind University Lawyers This article by Mark Charalambous details the efforts of Steve Basile to find out the truth regarding domestic violence and domestic violence research.

Click "Read More" for more.This article questions: the "scientific methodologies employed by other researher(s) at a leading university (Harvard), the secrecy with which Harvard University protects information that should be readily available for other researchers like Steve to study and replicate. Are the conclusions of domestic violence researchers at Harvard University (as well as information those conclusions are based on) so confidential that the level of secrecy being employed is required, or are there more sinister factors at work here such as: suppression of academic freedom, the freedom of information act taking a back seat to domestic violence industry ideology? Have any public (taxpayer) funds been spent doing this Harvard University research, or do the funds for such questionable research come from private sources? If from private sources who are those private sources supporting such ethically questionable behavior? Could the following study be just some of the information that the Massachusettes domestic violence industry doesn't want the public to know? (click) Comparison of Abuse Alleged by Same- and Opposite-Gender Litigants as Cited in Requests for Abuse Prevention Orders. Just click the PDF link at the top of the page if you'd like to buy a copy of Steve Basile's Research."

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