Reflexive Group active in the 3ª Court of Domestic Familiar Violence against Women in Salvador/Ba, in the years of 2018, 2019
Reflexive group. Masculinity. Gender. Domestic violence.
This is a documental, descriptive, and quantitative study, made about the reflexive group “Men in Construction” (“Homens em Construção”) in the 3ª Court of Domestic Familiar Violence against Women (Vara de Violência Doméstica Familiar Contra a Mulher), in the city of Salvador Bahia. Soon after the making of the semistructured interview with the team of facilitators, it was made the analysis of 24 cards of consultation of men, who attended the group in 2018 and 2019, as well as their criminal files. The result of the sociodemographic study is that these men, whose age is between 30 and 50 years old, are black (pretos and pardos), single, separated or divorced, live alone, receive between one and two minimum wages, are autonomous, and have an incomplete high school education level. In relation to the criminological profile, the results is that the victim is his ex-partner; they are liable for the intimidation crime, in conjunction with other crimes; they have antecedents, even though not reported to the police authorities; as a rule, there isn't in their records a verdict; we didn't see the recidivism of the men who attended in this reflexive group studied either. The findings demonstrated a need for continuity of reflexive groups and the implementation of public policy, with intersectional vision of gender, race and class.