PROFILE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN GUARAPUAVA, PARANÁ
Retrospective research , developed at the Women’s Police Station in Guarapuava in Paraná, in 2008, with1.183 Police reports, in order to compare the profile of violence against women, a year before and during the first year afterthe approval of Law no. 11.340. It was found that violence is a common...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Paraná
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Cogitare Enfermagem |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i2.15612 |
| Summary: | Retrospective research , developed at the Women’s Police Station in Guarapuava in Paraná, in 2008, with1.183 Police reports, in order to compare the profile of violence against women, a year before and during the first year afterthe approval of Law no. 11.340. It was found that violence is a common phenomenon among women living with a partner,married and single women with low education, between 21 and 40 years old. 84.69% of the victims were white. 72.8% ofassaults occurred in residences, between 18 o’clock and midnight, mainly because of argues. From the total, 48.5% of thecases were psychological, 33.8 % physical, 16.1% moral, 0.8% patrimonial and 0.8% sexual. The aggressors were companions(33.3%), ex-partners (20.5%) and known people (32.7%). After the law, investigations and archiving increased; policereports reduced. It was found that a net must be created to be integrated with support from professionals trained tounderstand, recognize and know how to intervene in this kind of violence. |
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| ISSN: | 1414-8536 2176-9133 |