Factors that influence the punishable acts of sexual abuse in children

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Keywords:

factores, hechos punibles, abuso sexual, violencia sexual.

Abstract

Given the constant filing of complaints of punishable acts related to sexual violence, especially against boys and girls, in the fiscal units of the Department of Cordillera, it was possible to identify certain common aspects in most cases. This motivated the realization of this work, which is nothing more than an in-depth study in order to determine characteristics and/or factors that are useful for the best approach to the criminal investigation of this type of incident, as well as to the elaboration of prevention and care programs that allow reducing these illicit behaviors and, where appropriate, mitigating their consequences. To carry out the present investigation, forty of the eighty cases of Sexual Abuse in Children admitted in the period 2013 were taken as a sample, in the different fiscal units of the Department of Cordillera, in which personal and social aspects are identified. , of both the victim and the aggressor, as well as the outstanding elements on the way in which the reference event occurs, data that facilitated arriving at recommendations for the comprehensive approach to this type of event.

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Author Biography

  • Juana Carina Sánchez, Ministerio Público de Paraguay

    Agente Fiscal Delegada Nacional de la Unidad Especializada en la Lucha contra la Trata de  Personas  y Explotación  Sexual  en  Niños,  Niñas  y  Adolescente,  Docente  e  Investigadora  del  CEMP.  Especializada en Trata de Personas, Genero y Justicia Penal Juvenil

References

Constitución Nacional de la República del Paraguay.

Convención de los derechos del Niño Código Penal Paraguayo. Modificado por Ley n.º 3440/08 art. 135

Ley 2169/03 que establece la mayoría de edadSave the Children. Noviembre2001. Abuso Sexual Infantil. Manual de Formación para profesionales. Unicef 2013. Por qué, cuándo y cómo intervenir. Desde la Escuelaante el Maltrato a la Infancia y la Adolescencia. Guía conceptual. Abuso Sexual.

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Published

2017-09-21

How to Cite

Factors that influence the punishable acts of sexual abuse in children. (2017). Legal Journal - Research in Legal and Social Sciences, 5, 13-30. https://ojs.ministeriopublico.gov.py/index.php/rjmp/article/view/49