In the documentary Crime After Crime, Deborah Peagler suffered abuse from her intimate partner throughout her life. The abuse started in high school. When her mother introduced her to Oliver Wilson, her charming personality fooled everyone. Oliver forced her into prostitution to earn money for him. When she refused, he beat her until she promised to sell herself. The beating gradually evolved into flogging. Furthermore, all of this happened during his junior and senior year of high school. Oliver felt that it was his right to have ultimate control over Deborah, this fact is generally accepted in society (Belknap 247). Male dominance, male authority over women is something that is taught to young children. It is researched to be the place where women wait for their husband near the door when he comes home. The fact of male masculinity took hold and drove him to force his dominance over Deborah into physical abuse. When Deborah refused to follow his orders, he felt it was necessary for him to show her who is in control by beating her. This is the message sent to children of past generations and a little less to the current one through the media and entertainment. Oliver kept Deborah under control through violence and the use of physical threats. They entered the honeymoon period after Oliver got her pregnant. Deborah felt safe and believed the abuse would stop. However, the honeymoon period did not last long and the abuse worsened (Herrera, 2013). This is a cycle of domestic violence, dispute. Often the victim of abuse forgives the abuser during the honeymoon period, having only a short period of peace. Tension would build up in the relationship and there would be a violent release of anger on the part of the abuser. This cycle can go on for years. Victims are often ... middle of paper ... I would continue to defend the attacker and argue with the police. From the outside, none of this would make sense. Abusers break down victims psychologically over time, victims believe the beatings are their fault. This is unacceptable. However, abusers usually come from abusive families. He is simply doing his part to maintain the chain of abuse, where he learned through childhood experiences. It seems that Deborah's mother is the one responsible for hiring the gang members to go see Oliver. The mother thought Oliver was a good boy and introduced him to Deborah. If nothing else, this should teach parents not to meddle in their children's lives. The mother suggested getting the local gang to help Deborah put a stop to Oliver's abuse, which resulted in his death. While it is tragic that Deborah put herself in this situation, it is neither the first nor the last.