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Experiência e crenças sobre violência conjugal: uma abordagem comparativa em cenários operacionais distintos
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A Violência Doméstica, enquanto tipologia criminal que regista uma taxa de prevalência significativa, afigura-se como um dos maiores desafios com que a Polícia se depara no seu quotidiano operacional. Perpetrada através de violações dos direitos humanos no ambiente íntimo, onde, por norma, nos devíamos sentir mais seguros e apoiados, muitas vítimas permanecem em silêncio até serem ajudadas ou corajosamente pedirem ajuda. O impacto que a violência conjugal tem nas suas vítimas demonstra-se muito severo uma vez que é exercido por cônjuges ou companheiros, pessoas em quem a vítima deposita a sua confiança e com quem mantém uma relação.
A brutalidade com que este tipo de violência impacta as suas vítimas é precisamente o que justifica este tipo de investigações. A Polícia é muitas vezes a primeira fonte de auxílio que as vítimas procuram e nesse sentido os polícias que se encontram a desempenhar funções em Esquadras de Polícia têm de estar devidamente capacitados para intervir em primeira linha perante uma situação desta natureza. Seja em resposta a uma ocorrência a pedir auxílio por haver notícia da prática deste crime, seja quando a própria vítima se dirige a instalações policiais, os polícias têm de ser profissionais e saber lidar de forma adequada com a situação. Assim, estudou-se neste trabalho o nível de crenças que as amostras de dois Comandos da Polícia de Segurança Pública com características antagónicas revelam, dando-se ênfase ao papel da experiência profissional.
Dos resultados obtidos resulta a perceção de que os polícias que desempenham funções operacionais nos Comandos de Polícia de Lisboa e Beja não evidenciam de forma significativa crenças sobre este fenómeno. Ainda assim, verifica-se existir margem para melhorias e deve ser esse o caminho pelo qual se deve enveredar.
Domestic Violence belongs to a criminal typology with high levels of prevalence, and it appears to be one of the biggest challenges faced by the Police in everyday life. It consists on the violation of human rights in a context of intimacy, in which, normally, one would feel safer and more supported. Many victims remain in silence until they get help from someone or bravely ask for it themselves. The impact of this kind of violence is extremely severe for the victims, mainly due to the fact that the aggressor is their partner, in whom the victim trusts and with whom they have a relationship. Research in this matter is justified, precisely, by the brutal impact that this kind of violence exerts in its victims. Often, the Police is the first respondent to this issue, since the victim often reaches out for their help, and that is why police offers working at Police Stations must be prepared to intervene when facing such a situation. Whether they are responding to a call for help concerning this issue, or personally dealing with the victim on the station, they should be able to deal with the problem professionally and in the best way possible. Thus, in this paper we studied data concerning the beliefs held by officers working in two drastically different Police Commands, with the intention of focusing on the role of their professional experience. The results appear to show that there is hardly any difference between Lisbon's and Beja's police officers' beliefs regarding this criminal matter. However, we believe that there is still room for improvement, and that this is the path that must be followed in the future.
Domestic Violence belongs to a criminal typology with high levels of prevalence, and it appears to be one of the biggest challenges faced by the Police in everyday life. It consists on the violation of human rights in a context of intimacy, in which, normally, one would feel safer and more supported. Many victims remain in silence until they get help from someone or bravely ask for it themselves. The impact of this kind of violence is extremely severe for the victims, mainly due to the fact that the aggressor is their partner, in whom the victim trusts and with whom they have a relationship. Research in this matter is justified, precisely, by the brutal impact that this kind of violence exerts in its victims. Often, the Police is the first respondent to this issue, since the victim often reaches out for their help, and that is why police offers working at Police Stations must be prepared to intervene when facing such a situation. Whether they are responding to a call for help concerning this issue, or personally dealing with the victim on the station, they should be able to deal with the problem professionally and in the best way possible. Thus, in this paper we studied data concerning the beliefs held by officers working in two drastically different Police Commands, with the intention of focusing on the role of their professional experience. The results appear to show that there is hardly any difference between Lisbon's and Beja's police officers' beliefs regarding this criminal matter. However, we believe that there is still room for improvement, and that this is the path that must be followed in the future.
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Violência Conjugal Polícia Crenças Experiência Profissional