O crime de estupro e as alterações da Lei 12.015/2009.

Abstract

This scientific work evaluates the changes brought by the Law 12.015/2009 for the crime of rape. Thus, the discussion of this scientific work exposes the question of evaluating the crime of rape over time to arrive at new legal changes and their effects in solving cases. The goal is to gather information in general of the crime of rape, examine the aspects of this crime to reach a better understanding of the changes brought by the law 12.015/2009 and especially glimpse fairer ways of adapting the legal provisions to the reality of the facts. In being so, the justification for this work is the importance of having greater access to sexual crimes that affecs the society in general and in particular the individual, his freedom and dignity. To achieve this desire, it adopts the deductive and dialectical methods approach to literature. As regards the analysis of the topic, is seen that the law 12.015/2009 changed substantially the crime of rape, adaptating it with the new sexual conceptions of the XXI century, especially the adequacy of legal precepts to the Constitutional principle of human dignity, equality between men and women, respecting the principle of fairness, especially as regards to the protection of children under 18 and legally considered vulnerable. It's also concluded that the legal change was a very important step and a precedent for future changes in other criminal types that remain outdated.