O crime sexual e sua penalização

Abstract

The present study proposed the identification of violence against sexual dignity in Brazil, based on gender violence, highlighting the socio-historical and cultural aspects that contribute to the fact that aggression against women is, unfortunately, a constant in the daily life of society. After the presentation of the criminal types relating to the matter, with emphasis on legal updates relevant to the topic, gender violence was explained, from the perspective of domestic violence and rape of the vulnerable, which has the girl and the teenager as potential victims. Data on sexual violence in the country were displayed, in order to corroborate the bibliography presented, and finally, highlight the prevention measures and social policies implemented by the State, in order to prevent the crime studied here, highlighting the participation of society in the fight to such criminal practices. For this purpose, a diversified methodology was used, materialized in bibliographical, jurisprudential and documental research, based on statistical data, in order to analyze the indicators that made women the main victims of this crime.