08-30-2014, 07:21 PM
It's good that the NFL is taking a stand against domestic violence, IMO, but I'd like to see the wording of the official policy too, Gunnar. I couldn't find anything more than the general media release though.
Is the player penalty associated with domestic accusations, arrests, or convictions? Makes a big difference because (in addition to the challenge of policing false allegations) true domestic violence is one of the most under-reported crimes to police in the first place. And, not all women and men who do report it to police want to press charges -- that's one of the big challenges for LE in putting away violent domestic offenders. Plus, obviously, not all women and men arrested for domestic violence wind up pleading guilty like Rice did (he was reportedly on tape doing it) or getting convicted.
Anyway, after the Ray Rice incident hit the media, I came across an interesting report on domestic violence in the NFL put together by FiveThirtyEight.
![[Image: morris-datalab-nfl-vaw-2.png?w=610&h=474]](http://espnfivethirtyeight.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/morris-datalab-nfl-vaw-2.png?w=610&h=474)
REPORT: http://espnfivethirtyeight.files.wordpre...=610&h=474
Is the player penalty associated with domestic accusations, arrests, or convictions? Makes a big difference because (in addition to the challenge of policing false allegations) true domestic violence is one of the most under-reported crimes to police in the first place. And, not all women and men who do report it to police want to press charges -- that's one of the big challenges for LE in putting away violent domestic offenders. Plus, obviously, not all women and men arrested for domestic violence wind up pleading guilty like Rice did (he was reportedly on tape doing it) or getting convicted.
Anyway, after the Ray Rice incident hit the media, I came across an interesting report on domestic violence in the NFL put together by FiveThirtyEight.
REPORT: http://espnfivethirtyeight.files.wordpre...=610&h=474