Gender and violence: contributions to the debate

Lucena, Kerle Dayana Tavares de; Tristan-Cheever, Elisa

doi:10.7322/jhgd.147315

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“…There the causes include the lack of education and income, as indicated by another study 26 , in addition to the Survey of Socioeconomic Conditions and Domestic and Family Violence against Women -PCSVDFMulher conducted in 2016. In this survey, where pregnant women from several north-eastern capitals, including João Pessoa, who suffered this type of violence were evaluated, it was verified that the prevalence was ten times higher among women who had incomplete elementary education or no education, compared with those who had higher education 27 .…”

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Distribuição espacial da violência doméstica contra a mulher

Oliveira

Lucena

Gomes

et al. 2019

J. Hum. Growth Dev.

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Introduction:Violence against women is motivated by domination in power relations, including male over female violence, defined as violent action that can cause physical, sexual or mental injury or suffering, as well as intimidation, deprivation of rights to freedom or coercion carried out inside and outside the home. This aggravation has been growing more and more throughout the world, and deserves to be discussed and combated in the scope of public policies.Objective: To analyse the spatial distribution of domestic violence against women in the municipality of João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. Methods:It is a quantitative cross-sectional study of the census type that analysed all the reported cases of domestic violence against women resident in the municipality, the study scenario, in the year 2017. The data source was of the secondary type, in the two Specialized Police Offices for Women's Affairs -DEAM, present in the municipality. Results:We observed spatial patterns of domestic violence against women, as well as agglomerations throughout the capital, from the most affluent exclusive neighbourhoods to those living on the margins of society, proving that this violence has no class distinction. Conclusion:The study reached the proposed goal by analysing the spatial distribution of domestic violence in the research scenario based on spatial patterns.

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Distribuição espacial da violência doméstica contra a mulher

Oliveira

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Gomes

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“…We believe that a gender perspective should be incorporated into the study of sexual homicides, as a significant portion of cases involves female victims. According to Lucena and Tristán-Cheever 79 , gender inequality has roots in colonialist patriarchy mixed with racism. In fact, a study by Monteiro et al 80 indicates that femicide rates are higher among black women, although it is not possible to know how many of these deaths have sexual motivations.…”

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What do we know about the perpetrators of sexual homicide of adult victims? A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

Vitória Barros Moreira,

França Visoto,

Rayanne E. Silva Noll

et al. 2024

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Introduction: sexual homicide is defined as lethal violence associated with sexual elements or motivations, predominantly perpetrated by men against women. Despite being a less frequent crime, there is a growing clinical and forensic interest in its specificities and the characteristics of the aggressor. Objective: to review the scientific literature on men who commit sexual homicide against adult victims. Methods: systematic review with MeSH ((“Sex Offenses”[Mesh]) AND “Homicide”[Mesh]) in the databases of MEDLINE, LILACS, MENDELEY and SciELO, between 1992 and 2023. The PICO strategy was used with the studied population (male sexual offenders), intervention (homicide of adult victims), context (sexual violence), and outcome (potential relationship between the issues). The stages of article selection and analysis involved two independent researchers. Original studies were included, excluding reviews, editorials, conference proceedings, books and chapters, theses, and dissertations. The selected articles were presented through qualitative meta-synthesis. Results: of the 70 selected articles, 66 articles (94.2%) adopted quantitative methods, 2 (2.9%) qualitative design, and 2 (2.9%) case reports. We found 41 articles (58.6%) conducted in North America and 22 articles (31.4%) in Europe, totaling 63 articles (90.0%). Another five articles (7.1%) were from Asia, one (1.4%) from Africa, and one (1.4%) from Oceania. In 52 articles (74.3%), there was an emphasis on aspects related to psychiatric, behavioral, or psychological disorders of the perpetrator, sexual sadism, or forms of sexual violence or lethal outcomes employed. Conclusion: sexual homicidal men possess characteristics that set them apart from other homicidal offenders or those who commit sexual violence, directing their crimes towards a heterogeneous group of adult victims. Studies have focused on the psychiatric and behavioral disorders of the perpetrator, as well as the relationship with traumatic experiences in childhood.

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“…Last, there are family and social pressures that influence reluctance to file a police report for domestic violence, and which are linked to the self-esteem of women victims [ 27 , 48 , 49 ]. Sometimes it is the family themselves, or the aggressor’s family, who justifies the behaviour; other times it is the social environment wherein the aggressor is seen as a “good person”, a “good father” or a “hard working man”; or it could simply be that the victim perceives the situation as a personal failure for not having chosen a better partner.…”

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Analysis of the geographic pattern of the police reports for domestic violence in Girona (Spain)

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Background There are many studies that address the issue of gender-based violence, but few analyse the police-reported cases. It is as important to analyse the temporal and geographic distribution of these incidents as it is the sociodemographic profile of the accuser. To this effect, the present study aims to analyse the sociodemographic profile of the victims of the particular case of domestic violence that report the incident to the police and to evaluate the spatial–temporal distribution of these reports. Methods Using the data from a database containing the police-reported incidents of domestic violence in Girona in the period 2012–2018, the risk of a police-reported incident was estimated by adjusting the two-part Hurdle model. Results The risk of reporting incidents of domestic violence to the police is higher in the less deprived areas of the city, and the spatial distribution of these police reports corroborate this finding. Nevertheless, those areas with the greatest socio-economic deprivation were also the ones where there were less police reports filed. Also the prediction of less police reports in the census tract with the highest percentage of the population with an insufficient educational level coincides with the largest number of police reports made by women with a medium and university level education (56.1%) compared with 9.5% of police reports made by women with insufficient schooling. Conclusions These results can be useful for social protection services to design policies specifically aimed at women residing in those areas with the highest risk. Moreover, the use of spatial statistical techniques together with geographic information systems tools is a good strategy to analyse domestic violence and other types of offences because they not only allow to graphically identify the spatial distribution, but it is also a good tool to identify problems related to this type of offence.

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Gender and violence: contributions to the debate

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

Distribuição espacial da violência doméstica contra a mulher

Distribuição espacial da violência doméstica contra a mulher

What do we know about the perpetrators of sexual homicide of adult victims? A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

Analysis of the geographic pattern of the police reports for domestic violence in Girona (Spain)

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