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Diferenças de Género nas Decisões Sentenciais de Figuras Parentais que Cometeram Crimes de Violência Severa Contra Menores a Cargo
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Abstract(s)
Os estudos sobre diferenças de género no contexto judicial têm vindo a produzir
descobertas enquadradas numa de três grandes teorias – a hipótese do cavalheirismo, o
paternalismo familial e a teoria da dupla desviância/ hipótese da mulher malvada – que
defendem que, dentro do sistema de justiça, as mulheres podem ser protegidas ou
demonizadas. Tendo por base estas teorias, o presente trabalho propôs-se a analisar a maneira
como figuras parentais que cometeram crimes de violência severa contra menores a cargo são
representadas nas decisões sentencias. Como tal, foram selecionados 100 acórdãos para
análise temática, tendo o pull final sido constituído por 66 acórdãos analisados segundo o
método de análise temática de Braun & Clarke. Os resultados do estudo indicam-nos que o
discurso das decisões sentencias é composto maioritariamente por três grandes subgrupos –
“Descrição do Ato”; “Justificações do Tribunal para as suas Escolhas”; e “Agravantes”.
Complementarmente, as descobertas deste estudo indicam-nos que, comparativamente às
figuras paternas, as figuras maternas tiveram mais menções de atenuantes e uma maior
menção de aspetos acerca da sua personalidade, quais as suas motivações para o cometimento
do crime e quais as suas perceções acerca da saúde das suas vítimas; tendo, no entanto, sido
subjetivamente mais punidas e criticadas pelos seus delitos o que, consequentemente, deu
suporte à teoria da dupla desviância/ hipótese da mulher malvada.
ABSTRACT: The studies about gender differences in a judicial setting have produced discoveries that have been framed into three main theories – The Chivalry Hypothesis, Familial Paternalism, and the double-deviance/Evil Woman Hypothesis – which defend that, within the justice system, woman can either be protected or demonized. Having those theories in mind, the present work’s objective was to analyze the way in which parental figures who committed crimes of extreme violence towards minors they were in charge of were represented in judicial sentences. To do so, 100 sentences were selected for thematic analysis and the final pull consisted of 66 sentences that were analyzed according to Braun & Clarke’s Thematic Analysis method. Results show that the discourse in judicial sentences is composed of three main sub-groups – “Descriptions of the Act”; “Courts Justifications for their Choices”; and “Aggravating Circumstances”. Also, our findings show that, in comparison to paternal figures, maternal figures had more mentions about mitigating circumstances, their personality and their motivations for committing their crime; in spite of that, they were subjectively more punished and criticized for their offenses which, in turn, ended up giving support to the double-deviance/Evil Woman Hypothesis.
ABSTRACT: The studies about gender differences in a judicial setting have produced discoveries that have been framed into three main theories – The Chivalry Hypothesis, Familial Paternalism, and the double-deviance/Evil Woman Hypothesis – which defend that, within the justice system, woman can either be protected or demonized. Having those theories in mind, the present work’s objective was to analyze the way in which parental figures who committed crimes of extreme violence towards minors they were in charge of were represented in judicial sentences. To do so, 100 sentences were selected for thematic analysis and the final pull consisted of 66 sentences that were analyzed according to Braun & Clarke’s Thematic Analysis method. Results show that the discourse in judicial sentences is composed of three main sub-groups – “Descriptions of the Act”; “Courts Justifications for their Choices”; and “Aggravating Circumstances”. Also, our findings show that, in comparison to paternal figures, maternal figures had more mentions about mitigating circumstances, their personality and their motivations for committing their crime; in spite of that, they were subjectively more punished and criticized for their offenses which, in turn, ended up giving support to the double-deviance/Evil Woman Hypothesis.
Description
Dissertação de Mestrado realizada sob a
orientação da Professora Doutora Andreia de Castro Rodrigues
apresentada no Ispa – Instituto Universitário
para obtenção de grau de Mestre na
especialidade de Psicologia Forense.
Keywords
Diferenças de Género Figuras Parentais Decisões Sentencias Filicídio Violência/Negligência Gender Differences Parental Figures Judicial Sentences Filicide Violence/Negligence