The Profile of the man in the context of domestic and family violence against woman in the Specialized Division in Assistence to Woman - Belém - Pará - Brazil

Abstract

Introduction: this study deals with the theme of domestic and family violence against woman, based on cases registered at the Specialized Division in Assistance to Woman –Belém, Pará, Brazil. Thus, this research proves to be of great relevance for the scientific literature and the area of public security, since the characterization of the man constitutes an important tool for the management of new public policies of prevention directed to this man, seeking to avoid that he returns to practice new acts of violence. Objective: We sought to demonstrate the profile of man accused of aggression in the context of domestic and family violence against woman, based on police reports registered at the Specialized Division in Assistance to Woman, in the city of Belém, Pará. In this characterization of the man's profile in the context of domestic and family violence against woman, information was provided directly by the men involved in this context, a fact that differs the present study from others published in the scientific literature, in those the information about of men are eminently formed by a database extracted from testimonies and information provided by victims. Method: This is a quantitative and descriptive study, from December 2021 to February 2022, carried out from the application of a form developed for this purpose. The participants were men involved in the context of domestic and family violence against woman who answered the form in loco at the Specialized Division in Assistance to Woman of Belém. The data were analyzed and tabulated, allowing the elaboration of graphs and tables regarding the profile of the men participating in the research. Results: The men involved in the context of domestic and family violence against woman are predominantly aged between 35 and 64 years old, most of whom are single, self-employed, brown, live in a neighborhood close to the Specialized Division in Assistance to Woman of Belém and, most of them do not use illicit narcotic substances, and don’t have psychological or psychiatric disorders, but admitted to drinking alcohol. Conclusion: In this study, it was possible to characterize the man involved in the context of domestic and family violence against woman in the city of Belém, and it is also possible to verify several other important issues related to domestic and family violence against woman, such as transgenerationality, use of legal and illegal narcotic substances, if they continued to live with the victim after the police incident was registered. Such findings can contribute to the direction of new public policies destined for man, such as forwarding them to the referral local support network or even the expansion of this specialized support network for the care of msn. Thus, the present study proves to be an important tool for preventing and combating domestic and family violence against woman.