Hypothesis For Domestic Violence Essay

Hypothesis: If domestic violence is continually seen as non-violent to law enforcement, then abusers will continually get away with the incorrect form of punishment. I support my hypothesis to an extent at this point, but I feel as though I should have rephrased it differently. After I did more research over domestic violence and over the laws regarding domestic violence, I am beginning to see that there are holes in my hypothesis. I do believe that abusers will continually get away with the incorrect form of punishment, but there are not exactly guidelines for what the punishment should be for the abusers. I realize that this is how all laws are, but domestic violence branches off into many different categories. Domestic violence is physical, …show more content…
The law enforcement will look for physical abuse, rather than mental abuse. If an individual attempts to prove they were mentally abused by someone in their household, it may not be taken as seriously just because the court cannot prove it as well. If sexual abuse occurs, it would be put in the category of rape. This is where domestic violence can be a messy topic, which is why my hypothesis has holes in it. I did not specify what the correct form of punishment was because it is not specified in the laws. My question on my survey asked, “Considering mental abuse, sexual abuse, and physical abuse all count as domestic abuse, should one have less of a punishment? Why or why not?” The responses I received for this question is when I began to look into my hypothesis deeper. When I had one respondent say this as their answer, “That is touchy, because they all need some sort of punishment but they all deserve different levels on it in my opinion. As in I feel that someone that is accused of sexual abuse or rape, should get way more punishment than mental abuse, if that makes sense,” that is when I also began to realize all of the holes in my hypothesis. This