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Violence against women: aggressors drug users
Violência contra a mulher: agressores usuários de drogas ilícitas
Violencia contra las mujeres: los agresores usuarios de drogas ilícitas
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Abstract Objective: to delineate the profile of aggressors’ users of illicit drugs and of the victims and to identify
the ways of violence denunciated in the Police Station Specialized of Women’s Assistance. Method:
documentary study, with 195 examinations contained in DEAM files between October 2011 and M... view more
Objective: to delineate the profile of aggressors’ users of illicit drugs and of the victims and to identify
the ways of violence denunciated in the Police Station Specialized of Women’s Assistance. Method:
documentary study, with 195 examinations contained in DEAM files between October 2011 and March 2012,
concerning violence against women, who aggressors were illicit drug users. Results: most of the aggressors
were white men, between 16 and 57 years old, incomplete elementary education and beyond the illicit
drugs, they were under the effect of alcohol drinks at the moment of the aggression. The victims were
white, between 18 and 84 years old, complete elementary education and five of them had degree.
Physical aggression was the main way of violence reported. Conclusion: the magnitude of this problematic
evidence shows the need of development interventions of support to the victims and effectives public
policies to interrupt the cycle of violence.... view less
Keywords
drug use; violence; maltreatment; woman; victim; Brazil; South America
Classification
Social Problems
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 2494-2504
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i2.2494-2504
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed