“Você é homem ou não é?”: algumas reflexões a partir do perfil dos homens participantes dos grupos reflexivos do juizado de violência doméstica e familiar, da comarca de Nova Iguaçu/RJ

“Are you a man or not?”: some reflections based on the profile of the men participating in the reflective groups of the court of domestic and family violence, in the judicial district of Nova Iguaçu/RJ

Abstract

This work presents some analyzes on the phenomenon of judicialization of domestic violence against women, which emerged from the enactment of Law 11.340/2006, better known as the Maria da Penha Law, as well as a deeper analysis on the Reflective Groups focused on for men in situations of domestic violence, to this end, the authors, who have worked for years to meet this demand, map the profile of the men participating in the Reflective Groups that took place in the 2nd half of 2021, present and analyze it. Although the research field of this article is the Judiciary of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the authors point out some reflections on the “education and rehabilitation of aggressors”, a theme brought by Law 11.340/06, which is increasingly being accepted by the Judiciary and little observed by education.