Talk:Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment

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A fact from Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 June 2007.

Why is this worthy of an article? The New Zealand Police have a policy (particularly in cities such as Hamilton or Waitakere) of arresting the male involved in any 'domestic violence' incident (regardless of whether violence has actually occurred, regardless of who is damaged) and locking him up for twenty-four hours. As far as I am aware, this approach has not decreased the incidence of domestic violence in New Zealand, which has one of the highest rates in the 'developed' world. Perhaps it might even contribute to its increase? Duh. 222.153.1.17 02:29, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

The Minneapolis study influenced the New Zealand pro-arrest policy (and other countries), in addition to influences on policy in the U.S. Correct approach or not, the tremendous influence of the study on policy is highly notable, as is the debate and controversy regarding the study and pro-arrest policies. --Aude (talk) 16:32, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Is it really necessary to have a further reading section that's almost as long as the rest of the article? Modest Genius ^talk 02:51, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

The "further reading" section is really a list of sources that need to be converted into inline cites. The article was created a few days ago, which is not enough time to get that done. Had I known the article was going to be on the Main Page, I would have temporarily moved the list to a user page. --Aude (talk) 16:32, 17 June 2007 (UTC)