Women's Justice

I have recently done a lot of exploring regarding the topics I would like to write about for this semester. So far I have narrowed it down to the abuse, rights, justice and feelings of women. That is an extremely broad category, but i would like to narrow it down a lot more in order to focus in on a specific topic. I took a women's studies class last semester and I loved it! I learned so much about the things that women have to face everyday and I realized that many other women have been through many of the same things that I have been though myself. I am excited to explore this topic and see what more information I can find.
I read an article titled "Battered Women and the Criminal Justice System." The article discussed the feelings that women have after the incident occured. Some want to never speak of it again and tell no one but many others want to see justice come about. It talks about how many women do not want to testify and stand up for themselves because they are terribly afraid of there perpetrator coming after them again. This is completely understandable because it is a known fact that victims are often times revictimized within a few months after the first incident. Along with this, many women seem to blame themselves for what happened to them. This is wrong! They say that they should have been more aware of their surrounding, more alert and think of all possibilities. It is not the victim's fault at all. Justice needs to be brought to these situations and the abusers need to be punished.
This article really opened my eyes to the women's point of view. I have been in a similar situation and can understand to an extent what is going through a victim's mind. I want to further explore this topic as well as many other topics that relate directly to women's issues.