Violência contra a mulher em Fortaleza

Abstract

Reports of violence against women in Fortaleza, as a form of crime that has been going on for years. In this study, the men appear as aggressors and women as victims of prejudice, discrimination and physical abuse and psychological problems. Describes the history of violence against women and legal advances commenting on the evolution of this matter in terms of culture inherited from the colonial patriarchy until the present day, whilst commenting on the standards developed in the course of time on the subject in question. Discusses the prevention and protection from violence against women, showing the path taken by the victim in the process of police investigation. Emphasizes the punishment of the offender making an inquiry whether the ordeal or relief to the woman, the victim of aggression, see his fellow inmate or severely punished. Shows the statistical picture of the events recorded by the DDM in Fortaleza, homicides of women victims of violence, the profile of victims and aggressors, and finally the procedures and the main shortcomings experienced in Fortaleza.