Violência contra mulher no âmbito doméstico e familiar no município de Sousa/PB: um panorama sobre os indicadores e políticas públicas disponíveis.

Abstract

Violence against women is already a widely discussed topic in academia. However, the Covid- 19 pandemic brought with it new ways of coexistence, changing everyone's routine, as well as the introduction of coping measures that restricted life in society and it was during this period that violence and abuse were able to manifest themselves with greater force. . In this sense, the topic in question started from the questioning about the existence of public policies, assistance and social insertion of women, as well as the entire system of reception and protection for victims of physical and psychological violence in the pandemic period, capable of enabling complaints made by victims. Therefore, it is assumed that in Sousa/PB effective public policies were not implemented to combat violence against women in the domestic and family environment. The present research has the general objective of demonstrating the insensitivity of the authorities towards the adoption of public policies aimed at combating violence against women, during the pandemic period in Sousa/PB. The aim was also to collect data relating to the number of incidents of violence, describe the victims and aggressors, based on the records made at the Specialized Women's Assistance Police Station (DEAM), verify the type of procedure instituted in light of the Code of Procedure Penal at the Specialized Women's Assistance Police Station (DEAM), and research into the implementation of public policies aimed at combating violence against women during the pandemic period. Regarding the methodology used, it is worth noting that regarding the approach method, the research used the hypothetical deductive method, which involves the formulation of a hypothesis to compare it with reality, with an interest in confirming it or possibly denying it. , also using the statistical method, as it was necessary for the mathematical quantification of the data. As for the objectives, it is descriptive and exploratory, as we sought to explore the topic, aiming to better understand it and describe victims and aggressors in detail. At the end of the research, it was concluded that there are public policies aimed at combating violence against women, however these proved to be ineffective, due to the growing number of victims of domestic violence during the three years researched. It can also be concluded that the economic dependence of women, since the majority were housewives, meant that many women were even more restricted to the domestic environment and subjected to violent practices and abuse on the part of their partners, ex-partners (main aggressors, according to the data) and other family members, with no prospect of freeing themselves from the cycle of violence, due to the aforementioned dependence, expressing more strongly that home is not always a safe place.