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However, as will be also commented on in the following chapter, the major gaps in victim support and services in Spain refer to the insufficient personal in the public services and the insufficient coordination (mostly achieved for intimate partner violence of men against women). In this sort of victimisation, the advancement in the gathering of data for evaluation is also observed in comparison to other crimes.

The high profile cases mentioned in the previous paragraphs are an example of how the Spanish media has raised awarenessssss1 and also has caused secondary victimisation. Different studies have shown how victims are usually portrayed as the passive objects of the crime while the offender awakens more curiosity in its active role, particularly when exercising violence. We can think, for example, in how the media portrays serial killers and their victims in popular culture. This does not mean to fall into Wertham’s moralism, but to reflect on the attraction of violence and its transformation into market commodification as spectacle. Violence, as part of our culture, has been treated by media as news, but also as spectacle and business, putting into question the value and benefits of informing on certain victimisations. Often the media, particularly today’s social media, reinforces the myths on victims and the negative notion of an ideal victim and steals the recognition of all who deserve the acknowledgement and respect of their rights as victims, including not to be manipulated and really helped, beyond punitivism.