Under normal circumstances this wouldn’t be a major issue, however people have become fearful of how often in the media that domestic violence leads to hospitalization, long-term emotional scarring, and death. Researchers like McQueeney claim that due to the media’s numerous depictions of domestic violence there has been in significant increase of consolation and support groups for women over the past decade (2016). While it is fine that these support groups exist, the main concern is the message that is being delivered as people are going to immediately assume that conflicts within a relationship will eventually result in a criminal sentencing down the line. Based on that line of thinking the perpetrator (the male usually) would be treated as a criminal by their peer who rather see them go to jail then contact
Under normal circumstances this wouldn’t be a major issue, however people have become fearful of how often in the media that domestic violence leads to hospitalization, long-term emotional scarring, and death. Researchers like McQueeney claim that due to the media’s numerous depictions of domestic violence there has been in significant increase of consolation and support groups for women over the past decade (2016). While it is fine that these support groups exist, the main concern is the message that is being delivered as people are going to immediately assume that conflicts within a relationship will eventually result in a criminal sentencing down the line. Based on that line of thinking the perpetrator (the male usually) would be treated as a criminal by their peer who rather see them go to jail then contact