Impact of improper complaints of gender-based violence

Abstract

The present work responds to an explanatory investigation with a mixed approach, with the objective of analyzing the impact caused by the improper presentation of complaints of gender violence; systematized through theoretical methods such as analytical-synthetic, exegetical and inductive-deductive and empirical methods such as scientific observation, document analysis and bibliographic review; likewise, the statistical method was used for the processing and analysis of a survey applied to 10 law specialists selected for their experience and preparation on the subject of gender violence. Among the main findings are that false reports of gender violence are not frequent, but when they occur, their consequences are devastating for the accused; but also for the alleged victim who, if discovered, faces social rejection and that of her own family. In the sample studied, the most frequent type of gender violence reported as false is psychological, followed by physical. The main reasons why false reports of gender-based violence are made are multiple, they are often combined. The most frequent are the hatred and jealousy resulting from an infidelity relationship, the economic ones, alienating the ex-partner from the house and the children. The most frequent measures are the prohibition of the accused to approach the victim, the extension of tickets for help and the order for.