One half of all 911 calls are related to domestic violence. Victims of domestic violence should expect a sympathetic officer responding to 911 calls, not one who has committed domestic violence himself. Domestic violence in general and violence committed by police officers in particular often goes unreported . Victims of domestic violence committed by police officers frequently fear that the police will side with their colleague who has committed the violence. Even when domestic violence is reported it often goes unpunished, especially if the perpetrator is a police officer.
Victims face grave difficulties in winning domestic violence convictions against police officers.
And police department internal procedures for dealing with police who are abusers are not consistent. Gun Ownership as a Risk Factor for Homicide in the Home. New England Journal of Medicine. October 7, 1993. 2 Langan, P.A., and C.A. Innes, 1986.