Domestic Violence and Women Agred in the City of Barão Do Triunfo, Rio Grande Do Sul

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the indicators of domestic violence against women, identifying the number of complaints made in the years 2015 and 2016, the type of domestic violence registered in the denunciations and some characteristics of the battered women in the municipality of Barão do Triunfo , Rio Grande do Sul. The research was conducted at the Civil Police Precinct of the city in question, which doesn’t have a specialized police station, as well as a multidisciplinary team, but serves women victims of domestic violence. In the two analyzed years, 52 incident reports, related to Law Maria da Penha, were found. Regarding the types of violence, the reports of the analyzed years present a greater number of cases of psychological violence, followed by physical violence. In relation to the profile of the battered woman, we sought to collect data such as age, education, ethnicity and profession. Violence is a risk factor for physical, psychic, emotional and social health, and can lead to serious problems, such as depression, anxiety and psychosomatic symptoms.