2017
DOI: 10.1177/0306624x17725728
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Retraction of Complaints Among Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Living in Poverty in Nicaragua

Abstract: Retraction among female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) who report their abuser is a major problem in all societies. This article describes a study of 136 female victims of physical IPV living in poverty in Nicaragua, one of the countries with the lowest levels of development in Central America. This article analyses the aspects that differentiate women living in poverty who retracted after reporting IPV from those who did not. The results show that retraction is widespread among female victims of I… Show more

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“…In Spain, a victim may leave the legal system by dropping the charges at any moment of the procedure or by refusing to testify against their partner when ratifying the complaint, or at trial, benefiting from article 416 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Consistent with other papers in the field in Spain’s literature (e.g., Vázquez, Rivas, Suarez, & Panadero, 2018), in this work, we assume different terms such as renunciation, disengagement from legal proceedings, retraction, drop charges, abandon prosecution, or refuse to continue in the legal system, among others, that are understood as a victim’s decision to withdraw from legal action. All these terms used in the article reflect the object of interest in this work: women leaving the judicial system once a complaint against the (ex)partner has already been filed.…”
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“…In Spain, a victim may leave the legal system by dropping the charges at any moment of the procedure or by refusing to testify against their partner when ratifying the complaint, or at trial, benefiting from article 416 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Consistent with other papers in the field in Spain’s literature (e.g., Vázquez, Rivas, Suarez, & Panadero, 2018), in this work, we assume different terms such as renunciation, disengagement from legal proceedings, retraction, drop charges, abandon prosecution, or refuse to continue in the legal system, among others, that are understood as a victim’s decision to withdraw from legal action. All these terms used in the article reflect the object of interest in this work: women leaving the judicial system once a complaint against the (ex)partner has already been filed.…”
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“…La Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud (ENDESA, 2010) ha reportado que el tipo de violencia que mayor peso tiene entre las mujeres nicaragüenses es la violencia psicológica (48%), seguida de la violencia física (27%). Según algunos autores, la no interposición de denuncias, la retirada de las mismas o la retractación son un problema importante entre las mujeres víctimas de violencia de género en este país (Vázquez, Rivas, Suárez & Panadero, 2018). Además, las mujeres mencionan muchas razones por las cuales no acuden a las instituciones, entre ellas, vergüenza, temor a represalias, no saber dónde ir y/o no creer que les ayudarán (Bolaños et al, 2009).…”
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“…Los porcentajes respecto a la interposición de denuncias se obtuvieron tras agrupar las variables de acuerdo a dos categorías: denuncia (valor 1) y no denuncia/retira la denuncia (valor 0). Se establecieron ambos grupos a partir de la consideración de que retirar la denuncia (retractación) es considerado un grave problema en Nicaragua (Vázquez et al, 2018). En este sentido, la no interposición de la denuncia y la retirada impiden el inicio de procesos legales respecto al maltrato padecido.…”
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