Domestic Violence Against Women: The Canadian Criminal Justice System

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Feminists faced many obstacle during the mid 20th century to accomplish justice and pass laws that would protect women against violence (Abraham and Tastsoglou 2016, 568). However, the violence against women continues to be a critical issue in our society today. Feminists continue to push the boundaries to reach awareness for violence that women are facing on a day to day basis. A study has shown that women that face domestic violence from their partners are less likely to get involved with the criminal justice system due to their dependency and other insecurities (Abraham and Tastsoglou 2016, 576). Many times, women choose not to engage with the criminal justice system because of their safety, housing, income, immigration process etc. (Ibid). …show more content…

As a result of this, their responses to violence and access to justice and supportive services may be significantly compromise” (Abraham and Tastsoglou 2016, 573). Yet, even with the criminal justice system, protection for women and shelter, there is still more demand to support women as they are not provided with enough, “The social, economic, and political dimensions of domestic violence require broader solutions, such as jobs, housing, healthcare, and social support” (Abraham and Tastsoglou 2016, 576). In contrast, violence against women is not just about their dependency on their partners. The hidden problems behind rape are still affecting women’s lives, “Up to 70 percent of women experience physical or sexual violence from men in their lifetime — the majority by husbands, intimate partners or someone they know” (Leigh …show more content…

The image that the media has created of women through advertisements, magazines and movies, has significant affects on how the public views women. The mass media has created a specific look for women to have by portraying that women should look young, be slim, have flawless skins and meet all the beauty components of the society (Davtyan-Gevorgyan 2016). The women in the media are used in association with household or sex objects and will lack important roles (Ibid). In advertisements, women are more likely to be have specific roles to gain the audiences attention, such as: laying down sexually and touching themselves or the products (D’Enbeau 2011, 55). However, majority of the ads also restrict women to home, show them as dependent on men and use them as sex objects (Ibid). Sexualisation of women is growing more than ever, as media portrays young girls involved in sexual behaviours and nudity, “In a content analysis of sex in advertising over a 20-year span, Reichert and Carpenter (2004) found that sexualized images of women are more explicit in 2003 than 1983 whereas images of men have remained relatively the same” (Ibid). The mainstream media has been the main cause that women seek plastic surgery to further enhance their physical attractiveness, “American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported a 288% increase in the number of procedures between 1997 and 2002” (Swami et. al 2007,

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