Profile of women assisted by the maria da penha patrol in the Pará State

The importance of this study is to understand the factors associated with domestic violence against women who, although legally protected, remain in a situation of vulnerability, as is the case of the women protected by the Maria da Penha Patrol in the Pará State. In this context, the objective of this study is to show the profile of women victims of domestic violence, who are under the protection of the Maria da Penha Patrol of the Pará State. For this purpose, a quantitative and descriptive survey was carried out on police records, where information was obtained: (i) at the Court of Justice of the Pará State, (ii) at the Division of Specialized Care for Women, (iii) at the Assistant Secretariat of Intelligence and Criminal Analysis, and (iv) at the Military Police Office; and refer to all women victims of domestic violence protected by the Maria da Penha Patrol of the Pará State, from 2016 to 2019. Most of the protected victims are single women with 31 to 50 years of age, who have a job and do not have children with the aggressors. We found that women seeking protection from the Public Security System of the Pará State, regarding domestic and family violence against women, have a high level of education and financial independence, and few bonds with their aggressors. It is also understood that the Emergency Protective Measures have their effectiveness intertwined with the personification of the State in the form of the Maria da Penha Patrol, and that the current ineffectiveness of the Maria da Penha Patrol in the Pará State segregates the right to protection, as it only assists women living in the State capital.