These results have startling implications for how women in violent relationships are viewed and treated, as those who accept domestic violence myths are more likely to criminalize domestic violence su...These results have startling implications for how women in violent relationships are viewed and treated, as those who accept domestic violence myths are more likely to criminalize domestic violence survivors for not leaving the relationship. “Note that through the use of criminal prosecutions for exposing children to domestic violence and delayed police responses to domestic violence, victims are in fact relabeled offenders and treated as offenders through criminal justice interventions” (Polic…
