Domestic Violence

Tom Rinnier
Professor Gotthardt
Composition II
August 20, 2003


Domestic Violence is a wide spread problem today, you read it in the newspapers and see it in the media daily. There are not enough programs in place in today’s society that people in a crisis can go to for help. There should be more state funding for aid, shelters and education, and then maybe there would be a change for the better. The stat should also enforce stiffer penalties for abusers, and not let them out of jail for “good behavior.” After the Simpson trial in 1994 you heard a lot more about domestic violence and its effect on American lives. Teenagers and children see and hear about domestic violence in the media and sometimes even experience it first hand in there own homes. Education in schools should start with trained counselors that would be able to assist students who have been exposed to this type of family crisis. The counselors could also instruct students on the tell tale signs of domestic v...