This is a directive to law enforcement in regards to substantial research on domestic violence which appears to be inconsistent with current law enforcement policies.
This directive states "behavior that is likely to violate most state and federal criminal and civil (protective order) statutes is typically perpetrated by males".
This directive neglects that substantial research on domestic violence includes the use of Straus' Conflict Tactics Scale, which is a measure of the severity of violence, and still finds nearly equal rates between genders.
The directive continues to advise that "If the ratio of male to female suspects and victims differs substantially from those found above, departments should be alert to potential gender bias in their response to domestic violence."
This directive appears to advise that if police departments stray from 86-90% male arrest ratio then that would considered to be gender bias.
