Violence against women

possible new horizon for protective measures?

Abstract

This paper aims to present the forms of violence suffered by women from the point of view of feminist criminology, exposing urgent protective measures in their (in) inefficiency - when considering the purpose for which they are intended. Initially, the domestic and family violence suffered by women is exposed through the feminist perspective, addressing the Maria da Penha Law with regard to urgent protective measures, highlighting its purpose and the social paradigm of violence against women in the contemporary world that needs it. overcoming through other state and society postures. In this sense, it is emphasized that the measures currently in place are not sufficient to deal with the problem of violence against women, as they are often based on a mere repressive character. For this reason, a recent amendment to the Maria da Penha Law, given by Law No. 13.984 / 20, is addressed, which added two new types of protective measures that have another approach in their practice, since they are aimed at treating the aggressor before to the committing of violence, pointing to such change as a possible break from a merely repressive paradigm and aimed at a more comprehensive treatment of the problem. The preparation of this article was based on a bibliographic review with the approach of legislative innovation by the hypothetical-deductive method.