OLIVEIRA, A. R. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9047854946678397; OLIVEIRA, Alisson Rodrigo de Araújo.
Resumo:
Violence against women represents a serious social and political problem and a violation of
their human rights. Furthermore, understanding the role of violence in the State is fundamental
in understanding how other forms of violence come to occupy a central role in directing State
actions and priorities, as is the case of violence perpetrated against women. Thus, this research
is presented in the following format. Problem: what are the results of the implementation of
the “Protected Woman Program” in dealing with cases of violence against women and
femicides in João Pessoa/PB and Campina Grande/PB? General objective: to analyze the level
of effectiveness of the "Protected Woman Program" as a public security policy aimed at
confronting the dynamics of violence against women in the state of Paraíba - focusing on the
cities of João Pessoa and Campina Grande. Hypothesis: the “Protected Woman Program” has
acted effectively in the set of actions aimed at fighting lethal violence against women and
femicides in the state of Paraíba in the period 2015-2020. Methodology: a descriptive study of
a qualitative-quantitative nature was proposed, using bibliographic methods, through support
in the literature, documentary and descriptive-inferential statistics, based on the secondary data
collected, combined with an evaluation of the results of the "Protected Woman Program" to be
carried out through a case study focusing on this particular public policy, based on the use of
criteria and indicators proposed by the researcher, based on the policy's objectives and goals.
Results: among the results, it was seen that the program does not have its effectiveness proven
from a practical evaluation, based on criteria and indicators such as those proposed by the
external evaluator; there is a lack of more robust data to better identify the dimensions of the
social problem; equally, the program lacks a well-defined method for analyzing the social
problem of violence against women; there is still the absence of a logical framework and; the
absence of data capable of meeting the criteria proposed in the initial methodology of the project
itself and capable of making the evaluation possible. Conclusion: from the above, it is expected
that this research can contribute academically, in the sense of strengthening a research agenda
in the field of public security policies; socially, in the sense of enabling a didactic understanding
of the technical content and offering policymakers the instruments for a substantial change in
the “Protected Woman Program”, so that it can adapt to the proposed evaluation criteria as an
alternative to measure the effectiveness of the policy and; politically, in the sense of
representing an active position, recognizing this public problem and demanding mechanisms
that allow its evaluation.