The New York Times and PBS Frontline worked together on this investigation of domestic violence in law enforcement.
The model rules, issued by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, insist on zero tolerance for abusers and urge departments to begin formal investigations of all complaints immediately. Yet most departments, including the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, follow only parts of the policy. Law enforcement officers in Florida are arrested on charges of domestic abuse more often than they are on charges of any other form of misconduct, but other offenses are far more likely to cost them their jobs, according to an analysis by The New York Times of more than 29,000 complaints received by the state.
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2013/two-gunshots/
And here's an earlier story written by Judith Spitzer for WomensEnews. Police drag heels on officers' domestic abuse
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