Violence against women: aggressors drug users

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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.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Violência contra a mulher: agressores usuários de drogas ilícitas ; Violencia contra las mujeres: los agresores usuarios de drogas ilícitas
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 2494-2504
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste ; soziale Probleme ; Drogenkonsum ; Gewalt ; Misshandlung ; Frau ; Opfer ; Brasilien ; Südamerika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Silva, Camila Daiane ; Gomes, Vera Lúcia de Oliveira ; Mota, Marina Soares ; Gomes, Giovana Calcagno ; Amarijo, Cristiane Lopes
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2015

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i2.2494-2504
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54089-0
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST