Characteristics of Brazilian Offenders and Victims of Interpersonal Violence: An Exploratory Study

被引:3
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作者
d'Avila, Sergio [1 ]
Campos, Ana Cristina [3 ]
Bernardino, Italo de Macedo [2 ]
Sobral Cavalcante, Gigliana Maria [3 ]
da Nobrega, Lorena Marques [2 ]
Ferreira e Ferreira, Efigenia [4 ]
机构
[1] State Univ Paraiba, Dept Dent & Publ Hlth, Campina Grande, Brazil
[2] State Univ Paraiba, Dent, Campina Grande, Brazil
[3] Univ Estado Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
[4] Univ Estado Minas Gerais, Dept Dent & Publ Hlth, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
关键词
violence; interpersonal relations; morbidity; public health; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MENTAL-HEALTH; PREVALENCE; ADOLESCENTS; AGGRESSION; WOMEN;
D O I
10.1177/0886260516674940
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
The aim of this study was to characterize the profile of Brazilian offenders and victims of interpersonal violence, following a medicolegal and forensic perspective. A cross-sectional and exploratory study was performed in a Center of Forensic Medicine and Dentistry. The sample was made up of 1,704 victims of nonlethal interpersonal violence with some type of trauma. The victims were subject to forensic examinations by a criminal investigative team that identified and recorded the extent of the injuries. For data collection, a specific form was designed consisting of four parts according to the information provided in the medicolegal and social records: sociodemographic data of the victims, offender's characteristics, aggression characteristics, and types of injuries. Descriptive and multivariate statistics using cluster analysis (CA) were performed. The two-step cluster method was used to characterize the profile of the victims and offenders. Most of the events occurred during the nighttime (50.9%) and on weekdays (66.3%). Soft tissue injuries were the most prevalent type (94.6%). Based on the CA results, two clusters for the victims and two for the offenders were identified. Victims: Cluster 1 was formed typically by women, aged 30 to 59 years, and married; Cluster 2 was composed of men, aged 20 to 29 years, and unmarried. Offenders: Cluster 1 was characterized by men, who perpetrated violence in a community environment. Cluster 2 was formed by men, who perpetrated violence in the familiar environment. These findings revealed different risk groups with distinct characteristics for both victims and offenders, allowing the planning of targeted measures of care, prevention, and health promotion. This study assesses the profile of violence through morbidity data and significantly contributes to building an integrated system of health surveillance in Brazil, as well as linking police stations, forensic services, and emergency hospitals.
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页码:4459 / 4476
页数:18
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