Estudo acerca da Lei Maria da Penha: Revisão de Literatura dos anos de 2010 a 2015.

Abstract

This study has as an object Law 11,340, dated August 7, 2006, popularly known as the Maria da Penha Law, which deals with domestic violence against women, as well as the general considerations about such violence. The passage of this law has brought new mechanisms that allow more women to denounce their aggressors. The purpose of the present work, in a broad sense, is to know the various positions of authors regarding the effectiveness of the Maria da Penha Law, with scientific productions on the subject, published between 2010 and 2015. To understand according to existing works as Violence in our society, understanding the main forms of domestic violence against women and coping policies. The study made it possible to visualize that there have been advances in relation to the effectiveness of the law in Brazil, however, it is still necessary that the policies take place in a more forceful way, for that, it is necessary the commitment of the State and of all society.