Políticas públicas de enfrentamento à violência doméstica contra a mulher : um estudo na cidade de Aracaju

Abstract

The general aim of this study was to analyse the evolution of the index of domestic violence against women in the city of Aracaju, in Brazil, and how public policies have been developed in order to promote the inhibition to this type of violence has been verified. As specific goal, this study analised the data of violence against women in Aracaju, to analyze the evolution of the indexes of domestic violence against women in Aracaju, and highlighted which factors are triggers of the domestic violence against women in Aracaju, to identify the impact of Maria da Penha law in cases of domestic violence against women in Aracaju, identify public policies to address domestic violence against women in Aracaju and verify, the perception of volunteer participants, about the actions that could be taken to reduce the number of domestic violence against women in Aracaju. The single case study was used as the scientific method. The data was gathered through documents review and interviews with the Police Chief of the Women's Assistance Center of the Department of Attention to Vulnerable Groups (DAGV) and the councilor of the Municipal Council for Women's Rights (CMDM). The results showed that Aracaju does not have sufficient public policies to contain domestic violence against women and the city is not developing new ways to counter this kind of violence, furthermore Aracaju have high rates of domestic violence against women