Efforts to increase girls‘ access to quality education focus mostly on removing obstacles linked to poverty and discrimination, and often fail to acknowledge the violence many of them suffer in, around, and on the way to and from school. The objective of the present research is to examine the barriers to combating male sexual and gender-based violence in schools at the community level, and to consider community and expert-issued suggestions on removing these obstacles in the Ghanaian context. It does so through the lens of the Gender and Development approach and uses the Ecological Model of Gender-based Violence. Inspired by the standpoint feminist approach to research, data collection in Awaso and Accra involved classroom observation in four (4) Junior high school classes, 19 qualitative interviews with government and civil society personnel, and four (4) focus group discussions with parents, students and teachers. The findings show that barriers to eliminating male sexual and gender-based violence in Awaso include lack of knowledge of girls‘ rights to protection from violence, of consequences of violence against women and girls and of reporting mechanisms. Other barriers identified were lack of resources at the family and government levels, traditional values of family, community and religion, and social perceptions of both gender hierarchies and violence against women and girls. Gendered power dynamics underlie these barriers and hinder progress on the issue of girls‘ protection from violence, but groups of Ghanaian women, girls, men and boys are challenging these dynamics and finding ways to make schools safer for girls. Their strategies for change are also featured in the present research.

Le problème de ma recherche se pose ainsi : comment le droit pénal et lapolitique criminelle dans les sociétés multiculturelles et démocratiques doivent-ils réagirface aux délits culturellement motivés, commis par les immigrés -ou de leurs descendants?La dissertation analyse des réponses de la justice pénale des pays occidentaux déterminésface aux trois tipes soi-disant pratiques culturelles néfastes aux femmes qui constituent lesexemples des conflits des cultures.Tout d’abord j’analyse comment les pays européens ont réagi aux suivantes pratiquescontroverses : la violence liée a l’honneur, les mutilations sexuelles féminines et mariagesforcés. Ensuite, je présente le concept de la défense par la culture, caractéristique pour lesystème common law. C’est une stratégie de la défense pour les accusés des délitsculturellement motivés. Enfin, j’étudie les contextes et réponses différentes aux délitsculturellement motivés en l’Europe et aux Etats Unis et aussi la dimension internationale duproblème. Je finalise ma dissertation avec une conclusion que le système de droit pénal etla justice dans les pays démocratiques libéraux et multiculturels doivent être un garant de lavalidité de consensus de la protection égale et non-discriminatoire des valeursfondamentales pour tous les membres de la société sans égard a leur genre ou l’ethnicité. / The main research problem is how penal law and criminal policy inmulticultural and liberal states should react on culturally motivated crimes committed byimmigrants. The dissertation analyses the criminal justice responses of certain westerncountries to three types of so-called harmful traditional practices, which are fine examples ofconflict of cultures. Firstly, I analyse how European countries addressed following harmfultraditional practices: ‘honour’-related violence, female genital mutilation and forcedmarriages. Secondly, I present the concept of cultural defence, generic for common law,which is a strategy of defence for offenders for culturally motivated crimes. Thirdly, I studythe different contexts and responses to culturally motivated crimes in Europe and UnitedStates, so the international dimension of the problem. Finally, I culminate my dissertationwith the conclusion that criminal law and criminal justice in democratic liberal andmulticultural states should be a guarantor of the validity of consensus for equal and nondiscriminatoryprotection of basic values for all members of society regardless their ethnicorigin or gender.

M.Cur. / Violence stalks the streets of our erstwhile civilised cities and towns, and has also involved too many homes, transforming them from places of protection into pits of powerlessness and victimization. No immunization to this epidemic is afforded by culture, social class, economic states, education or ever religious affiliation. It is time to lift the shroud of silence and to shine the spotlight of truth on this social dilemma (Couden, 1999: 5). This research begins with the journey of awareness, which is intended to lead to healing, mental health and wholeness for the victimised women. It is intended to give victimised women a voice, since they are the experts of their own lives. Through sharing of their experiences, it is hoped that such awareness will positively impact our families, communities, churches and the wider society. The objectives of this research are to: • Explore and describe the experiences of victimised women of group interventions in a psychiatric clinic. • Formulate guidelines for the promotion of mental health of victimised women of group interventions. • In phase one of the research, the researcher made conclusions that the group interventions had an effect on victimised women. Group interventions enabled these women to understand that they can do something about being victimised. The main themes that came out were ventilating of emotions, support for each other in the group interventions, a sense of being empowered and a sense of forgiveness towards their perpetrators. In phase two guidelines were described for the advanced psychiatric nursespecialist to facilitate and promote the mental health of victimised women. An empowerment programme based on the suggestions given by Goodman and Fallon (113) described on the survey list by Dickoff et al (1968: 423). Conclusions, limitations and recommendations for the nursing practice, nursing education and research in nursing have been made.

Orientadores: Maria José Martins Duarte Osis, Maria Helena Baena de Moraes Lopes. / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T08:17:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Reis_MariaJosedos_D.pdf: 6199494 bytes, checksum: 6b9a987a814b2853dc20d853d956b389 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: A violência sexual contra as mulheres é um problema grave em todo o mundo e uma questão que precisa ser respondida é como as mulheres que passam por essa experiência reorganizam a sua vida. Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo Investigar o processo de reestruturação psicossocial de mulheres que sofreram violência sexual e sua avaliação do atendimento institucional recebido. Sujeitos e Métodos: Realizou-se um estudo qualitativo com entrevistas semiestruturadas. Foram convidadas a participar 13 mulheres que estavam em seguimento após episódio de violência sexual, em ambulatório especializado de um hospital universitário no interior do Estado de São Paulo. Foi desenvolvida análise temática de conteúdo de 11 entrevistas, que permitiu a identificação de dos seguintes temas: (1) O Impacto e o significado da violência; (2) Sentimentos; (3) Superação; (4) Expectativa para o futuro. (5) Busca de ajuda após a violência: dificuldades; (6) Tratamento: avaliação positiva, avaliação negativa. Resultados: A violência sexual teve um impacto devastador sobre a vida dessas mulheres e duas vivências marcaram o período vivido desde o episódio de violência. Por um lado, a elaboração do pós-violência provocou sentimentos de culpa, impotência, fragilização, imobilização, pois as mulheres pensavam que poderiam ter "provocado" a violência. Por outro lado, revelaram condições de resiliência, que as levaram a investir todas as suas forças em um processo para retomar a vida tal como era antes de terem sofrido a violência. Família, amigos e outras pessoas significativas em geral foram citados como elementos que sustentaram essa atitude de resiliência, assim como o atendimento recebido no serviço de saúde. Também foi evidenciado em suas falas as dificuldades encontradas para buscar ajuda após sofrer violência sexual. A maioria das mulheres não sabia da existência do serviço de referência, e passou antes por outros locais. Revelaram vivências positivas acerca do atendimento de emergência e do tratamento ao longo do período de seguimento. Salientaram a importância do vínculo criado com os profissionais que as atenderam e o benefício de serem atendidas de forma bem estruturada por uma equipe multidisciplinar. Também identificaram aspectos negativos como a necessidade de contarem várias vezes a história da violência sofrida, tanto no atendimento de emergência quanto no seguimento; as demoras nos atendimentos, em decorrência de precisarem passar por vários profissionais; e os efeitos adversos da terapia antirretroviral. Conclusões: O atendimento adequado às mulheres que sofrem violência sexual é complexo e multifacetado, pois requer não somente tratar os danos físicos causados pela violência, mas que também se avaliem as particularidades do impacto emocional sofrido por cada mulher, e até das repercussões psicossociais. As mulheres que sofrem violência sexual, com frequência, não sabem da existência de serviços de referência e enfrentam dificuldades para receber o atendimento de emergência. Elas necessitam de seguimento adequado, por equipe multiprofissional, e é necessário pensar estratégias para melhorar a aderência delas à terapia antirretroviral. Palavras chaves: violência contra a mulher; violência sexual; atenção integral à saúde; saúde da mulher; resiliência psicológica; apoio social / Abstract: Sexual violence against women is a serious problem worldwide and a relevant aspect to be studied is how women who undergo this experience reorganize their lives. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the restructuring psychosocial process of women who suffered sexual violence and their evaluation about the institutional care received. Subjects and Methods: A qualitative study was carried out using semi- structured interviews with women who were followed up after an episode of sexual violence, in an outpatient clinic of a university hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. 13 women were invited to participate and 12 accepted; 11 interviews were analyzed because the recording of an interview had technical problems. Thematic content analysis was developed, which allowed the identification of six categories: (1) The impact and meaning of violence; (2) Feelings; (3) Overcoming; (4) Expectation for the future. (5) Looking for assistance after violence: difficulties; (6) Institutional care (Treatment): positive and negative aspects. Results: Sexual violence had had a devastating impact on the women¿ lives and two lived experiences marked the period since the outbreak of violence. On the one hand, in the post-violence period they experienced feelings of guilt, helplessness, fragility, immobilization, because women thought they could have "provoked" the violence. On the other hand, they showed resilience conditions, which led them to invest all their forces in a process to resume life as it was before they had suffered violence. Family, friends and other significant people in general were cited as persons who supported this attitude of resilience, as well as the care received in the health service. Women reported difficulties to seek help after suffering sexual violence. In general, they did not know where obtain care. They referred positive experiences about emergency care and treatment received. Women also emphasized the importance of the bond established with health professionals and the importance of receiving a well structured care by a multidisciplinary team. Negative aspects were mentioned: to repeat their violence story several times during the follow-up period, delays resulting from the need to go through several professionals, and the adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy. Conclusions: Sexual violence disrupts the women¿s lives and the restructuring psychosocial process requires an attitude of resilience, support from significant people, emergency care and appropriate follow-up by multidisciplinary team. Proper care for women who suffer sexual violence is complex and multifaceted, as it requires not only treat the physical damage caused by violence, but also assess the particularities of the emotional impact suffered by every woman, and even psychosocial repercussions. Women who suffer sexual violence have difficulties to seek emergency care, as they usually do not know reference services. It is necessary to improve access to services that can assist them in a comprehensive way, both for emergency care and for the follow-up. It is also necessary to develop strategies to improve women¿s adherence to antiretroviral therapy / Doutorado / Fisiopatologia Ginecológica / Doutora em Ciências da Saúde

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:18:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 debora_lima_ferreira.pdf: 1876782 bytes, checksum: c2c62d2a4e3ccb3f7698a3a4fc01b2da (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-16 / It is noticeable the growing criminalization legislative demand of domestic violence in Brazil. In 1995, with the creation of the Special Criminal Court, occurred the facilitation of access to justice; feminist movements, however, reacted in order to exclude the Law nº 9.099/95 in the specific case of domestic violence, in view of the apparent flexibility of the system in these Courts. Then comes, to meet social expectations, Law nº 11.340/2006, popularly known as "Maria da Penha Law", which, among other things, introduced a hardening penal system in the treatment of domestic and family violence. This dissertation intended to investigate the state punitive intervention through the theories of punishment and its delegitimization, understand the desires reached by feminist movements since the Law nº 9.099/95 till the punitive increase arising under Law nº 11.340/2006, as well to identify symbolic mechanisms of criminal policy to combat domestic violence, by analyzing the sentenced criminal cases in the years 2014 and 2015 in the cities of Recife and Rio de Janeiro. To achieve these objectives, in addition to the documentary and bibliographical study, empirical research on I Court of Domestic and Family Violence against Recife woman - VVDFMR and V Court of Domestic and Family Violence against Rio de Janeiro woman JVDFMRJ was held. The criminal cases were analyzed based on criteria established in advance in order to establish a profile of the actors and the progress/procedural outcome, namely: criminal types, kinship, the alleged attacker profession, firstness, prison occurrence in the act and probation, punishment dosimetry, repeatining the reasoning in court decision, if the victim's behavior influenced the occurrence of the event, conversion of the penalty to right restriction, application of probation, if there was absolution, if there was some way to extinct culpability and if there was condemnation. During the data analysis of criminal cases, some decisions have drawn attention of the researcher because they reflected standards adopted by judges in the preparation of dosimetry of the penalties. These sentences also became an object of study and deepening in the speeches that permeate the text, through an analysis based on the theoretical framework of critical criminology. These results indicate the historical violence selectivity perpetrated by state mechanisms of punitive control, which seduce with the possible ability to assume the defense of social interests of utmost importance, but do not deliver what they promise. In addition, the data revealed a tendency to incarceration, during the criminal proceedings, even if, in the end, these are not applied. Great contradiction of the criminal justice system lived in the context of domestic violence, which reproduces violence and pain. / É perceptível a crescente demanda legislativa criminalizadora da violência doméstica no Brasil. No ano de 1995, com a criação do Juizado Especial Criminal, ocorreu a facilitação do acesso à Justiça; movimentos feministas, no entanto, reagiram no sentido de afastar a Lei nº 9.099/95 no caso específico de violência doméstica, tendo em vista a aparente maleabilidade do regime dos Juizados. Surge, então, para atender anseios sociais, a Lei nº 11.340/2006, popularmente conhecida como Lei Maria da Penha , que, entre outros aspectos, introduziu um enrijecimento do sistema penal no tratamento da violência doméstica e familiar. Esta dissertação se destinou a investigar a intervenção punitiva estatal através das teorias da pena e sua deslegitimação, compreender os anseios galgados pelos movimentos feministas desde a Lei nº 9.099/95 até o incremento punitivo advindo com a Lei nº 11.340/2006, bem como identificar os mecanismos simbólicos da política criminal de combate à violência doméstica, por meio da análise dos processos crimes sentenciados nos anos de 2014 e 2015, nas cidades do Recife e do Rio de Janeiro. Para a concretização desses objetivos, além do estudo documental e bibliográfico, foi realizada uma pesquisa empírica na I Vara de Violência Doméstica e Familiar contra a Mulher do Recife VVDFMR e no V Juizado de Violência Doméstica e Familiar contra a Mulher do RJ JVDFMRJ. Os processos crimes foram analisados a partir de critérios previamente estabelecidos, a fim de traçar um perfil dos atores e do andamento/desfecho processual, quais sejam: tipos penais, grau de parentesco, profissão do suposto agressor, primariedade, ocorrência de prisão em flagrante e de prisão preventiva, dosimetria da pena, repetição da fundamentação nas sentenças, se o comportamento da vítima influenciou na ocorrência do fato, conversão em pena restritiva de direitos, aplicação da suspensão condicional da pena, se houve absolvição, se ocorreu alguma forma de extinção de punibilidade e se houve condenação. Durante a análise dos dados dos processos crimes, algumas decisões chamaram a atenção da pesquisadora porque refletiam padrões adotados pelos magistrados na elaboração das dosimetrias das penas. Essas sentenças também passaram a ser objeto de estudo e aprofundamento nos discursos que permeiam o texto, através de uma análise à luz do referencial teórico da criminologia crítica. Os resultados obtidos indicaram a histórica seletividade da violência perpetrada pelos mecanismos estatais de controle punitivo, que seduzem com a possibilidade de assumirem a defesa de interesses sociais da maior relevância, mas não entregam aquilo que prometem. Além disso, os dados revelaram uma tendência encarceradora, ao longo do processo penal, mesmo que, ao final, estas não sejam aplicadas. Grande contradição do sistema de justiça criminal vivido no âmbito da violência doméstica, que reproduz violência e dor.

Submitted by Biblioteca Central (biblioteca@unicap.br) on 2018-09-13T17:43:16Z No. of bitstreams: 2 daniella_maria_brito_azedo_guedes.pdf: 3730178 bytes, checksum: 38b4f76057f9f0b1772cc2e622ef8080 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-13T17:43:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 daniella_maria_brito_azedo_guedes.pdf: 3730178 bytes, checksum: 38b4f76057f9f0b1772cc2e622ef8080 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-09-04 / The law nº. 11.340/2006, known as Lei Maria da Penha (LMP), represented a milestone in addressing domestic violence, bringing at the same time prevention mechanisms, public policy guidelines, the possibility of applying protective measures, and the resurgence in the treatment of criminal offenses (crimes and contraventions) practiced against womans in domestic environment. In its punitive aspect, the exacerbation occurred by virtue of article 41 of the aforementioned Law that modified the procedure of crimes of less offensive potential, by prohibiting the incidence of Law 9,099 / 1995 when dealing with domestic or family violence, and consequently closed the application of the decriminalizing institutes. In his art. 44, increased the penalty of article 129, § 9 of the Penal Code, expurgating once and for all "light" bodily injury as inserted in the concept of offense of lesser offensive potential, since the sentence went to 3 (three) years, innovating with a criminal type in late 2017, where non-compliance with the protective measure became a crime. In addition to the punitive aspect, Law no. 11,340 / 2006 was innovative in catalyzing a series of institutional changes by offering specialized care for that woman who seeks the statewide network of care, and it is at this point that the interest of knowing the police institution's action arises, because when it is not the first, it is one of the first official alternatives of the woman who seeks to end a situation of violence. At this point, the LMP brings an extension to the functions of the institution of the civil police, originally and primarily investigative - repressive, to welcome the woman in a situation of violence and insert her in the service network. Thus, it seeks to understand if the purposes of Law 11.340 / 2006, regarding the protection of women in situations of domestic violence that seeks assistance by the police authority, is effective. From the theoretical lens of critical criminology, which starts from the delegitimization of the official discourse of criminal law and its institutions, and from the sociology of violence, specifically that which tries to understand the phenomenon of violence worked by institutions, it was sought to understand the operation of the specialized police unit of domestic violence through the observation in loco in the municipality of Recife. As a way of understanding the perceived autonomy in police practice, semi-structured interviews were conducted with state managers, in order to understand the extent to which police are thought of in the public policy nucleus of the State of Pernambuco. It has been observed from the observations that the police act within a spectrum of autonomy and informality, not necessarily resulting in something negative from the perspective of the victim, since certain practices are revealed as a different alternative from the demand for punishment, such practices show how the police and their structure are not prepared to welcome the woman into the care network, often reproducing stigmatizations for a common clientele of victims and perpetrators. In the interviews with the police managers, the Women's Secretariat and the Department of Management and Planning, the absence of a truly dialogic relationship was observed, since within the evaluation of the police institution, the State is mainly concerned with the indices collected, mainly the data on Violent and Lethal Crimes (VLC’s), leaving aside other crimes, which are the majority, outside the reach the state. In relation to such crimes, the police are the ones who make the front line and it is clear their autonomy before these organs that have "confidence" in the police action,and this makes the services offered by it do not have the qualification and specialization that the LMP determines, and the ideal of integral reception by the service network is far from being realized within the Criminal Justice System. / A Lei nº. 11.340/2006, conhecida como Lei Maria da Penha (LMP), representou um marco no enfrentamento à violência doméstica, trazendo ao mesmo tempo mecanismos de prevenção, diretrizes de políticas públicas, possibilidade de aplicação medidas protetivas, e o recrudescimento na tratativa das infrações penais (crimes e contravenções) praticadas contra a mulher no âmbito doméstico. Em seu aspecto punitivo, a exacerbação ocorreu por força do artigo 41 da referida Lei que modificou o procedimento de crimes de menor potencial ofensivo, ao vedar a incidência da Lei 9.099/1995 quando se tratasse de violência doméstica ou familiar, e consequentemente vedou a aplicação dos institutos descriminalizadores. Em seu art. 44, aumentou a pena do artigo 129, § 9 º do Código Penal, expurgando de vez a lesão corporal “leve” como inserida no conceito de delito de menor potencial ofensivo, uma vez que a pena passou a ser de 3 (três) anos. No final de 2017 a Lei criou seu primeiro tipo penal, onde o descumprimento da medida protetiva passou a ser crime. Para além do aspecto punitivo, a Lei nº. 11.340/2006 foi inovadora ao catalisar uma série de modificações institucionais ao oferecer um atendimento especializado para aquela mulher que procura a rede estatal de atendimento, e é neste ponto que surge o interesse de conhecer a atuação da instituição policial, pois quando não é a primeira, é umas das primeiras alternativas oficiais da mulher que busca findar uma situação de violência. Nesse ponto, a LMP traz uma ampliação às funções da instituição da polícia civil, originária e precipuamente investigativa – repressiva, para que acolha a mulher em situação de violência e a insira na rede de atendimento. Dessa maneira, busca-se compreender se os propósitos da Lei 11.340/2006, referentes à proteção da mulher em situação de violência doméstica que busca atendimento pela autoridade policial, é efetivado. A partir da lente teórica da criminologia crítica, que parte da deslegitimação do discurso oficial do direito penal e suas instituições, e da sociologia da violência, especificamente aquela que tenta compreender o fenômeno da violência trabalhado pelas instituições, buscou-se compreender o funcionamento da unidade de polícia especializada de violência doméstica por meio da observação in loco no município do Recife. Como forma de entender a autonomia percebida na prática policial, fez-se a utilização de entrevistas semi-estruturadas com gestores estatais, com o intuito de apreender até que ponto se pensa a polícia no núcleo de políticas públicas do Estado de Pernambuco. Verificou-se pelas observações que a polícia atua dentro de um espectro de autonomia e informalidade, não necessariamente resultando em algo negativo pela perspectiva da vítima, uma vez que certas práticas se revelam como uma alternativa diversa da demanda de punibilidade, mas também, tais práticas mostram como a polícia e sua estrutura não estão preparadas para acolher a mulher dentro da rede de atendimento, reproduzindo muitas vezes estigmatizações para uma clientela comum de vítimas e agressores. Nas entrevistas com os gestores policiais, das Secretaria da Mulher e da de Gestão e Planejamento, observou-se a ausência de uma relação verdadeiramente dialógica, uma vez que dentro da avaliação da instituição policial, o Estado se preocupa principalmente com os índices coletados, principalmente, os dados sobre os Crimes Violentos e Letais (CVLI´s), deixando a tratativa de outros crimes, que são a maioria, fora do alcance estatal. Em relação a tais crimes, a polícia é quem faz a linha de frente e fica clara a sua autonomia perante esses órgãos que tem “confiança” na atuação policial, e isso faz com que os serviços ofertados por ela não tenham a qualificação e especialização que a LMP determina, e o ideal de acolhimento integral pela rede de serviços fica longe de se concretizar dentro do Sistema de Justiça Criminal.

Researchers agree that there is a relationship between alcoholism and domestic violence but theoretical perspectives have not established a correlation between the variables. Alcoholism and domestic violence are a manifestation of a complex system of family interactions characterized by inadequate communication skills.

This project explored the associations between the type of coping strategies used among women who live in domestic violence shelters and their overall well-being.

The aim of the essay has been to investigate how therapists explain the causes for the occurrence of men's violence against women in intimate relations, and the opportunities and difficulties they experience during the treatment of these men. The study is based on qualitative interviews with four therapists who work with violent men. We analyzed the interviews with the help of thematic analysis which resulted in the sub-themes masculinity norms, violent experiences and powerlessness, which further created the main theme: causes of the violence. The sub-themes alliance building, motivated client, responsibility insight and gender norms in treatment created the main theme: opportunity for change. The sub-themes addiction, lack of mentalizing ability and shaming created the main theme: difficulties in treatment. The results indicate that the therapist agrees that there is no simple explanation for the occurrence of violence by men against women in intimate relations and neither a way of working against it. The results also indicate that the explanation for the occurrence of violence differs between therapists and they have some different opinions about how one should work to fight men's violence against women. / Uppsatsens syfte har varit att undersöka hur behandlare beskriver orsaker till uppkomsten av mäns våld mot kvinnor i nära relationer samt vilka förutsättningar och svårigheter de upplever i behandlingen. Studien baseras på kvalitativa intervjuer med fyra behandlare som arbetar med våldsutövande män. Vi har analyserat intervjumaterialet med hjälp av tematisk analys som resulterade i subtemana maskulinitetsnormer, våldserfarenheter och vanmakt som utgjorde huvudtemat orsaker till våldet. Alliansbyggande, motiverad klient, ansvarsinsikt, könsnormer i behandling utgjorde huvudtemat förutsättningar för förändring. Missbruk, bristande mentaliseringsförmåga och skambeläggande utgjorde huvudtemat svårigheter i behandlingen. Resultaten tyder på att behandlarna är överens om att det inte finns någon enkel förklaring till våldets uppkomst eller ett sätt att arbeta mot det. Resultaten tyder också på att förklaringen till våldets uppkomst skiljer sig åt mellan behandlarna och de har en del skilda meningar kring hur man bör arbeta för att bekämpa mäns våld mot kvinnor.

Våld mot kvinnor i nära relationer är ett allvarligt socialt problem i Sverige som ibland leder till dödliga konsekvenser och andra sociala konsekvenser för de utsatta. Forskning bevisa att två sociala konsekvenser av våld mot kvinnor i nära relationer är fattigdom och hemlöshet. Detta för att de flesta kvinnor som utsätts för våld i nära relationer bruka även utsättas för ekonomiskt våld. Boende kan vara ett problem för våldsutsatta kvinnor pga. exempelvis deras dåliga ekonomiska läge. Syftet med studien var att undersöka de professionellas upplevelse och erfarenheter av hur socioekonomiska faktorer som boende och ekonomi kan dröja uppbrottsprocessen från våld i nära relationer och om det förekommer utmaningar kopplade till dessa faktorer i arbetet med våldsutsatta kvinnor. Studien genomförs med kvalitativ metod genom tematisk semi-strukturerade intervjuer med fem respondenter. Det empiriska materialet analyseras med olika teorier såsom gatubyråkrati, organisationsteori och makt. Resultatet bevisa att det ekonomiska och det akuta boendebehovet bruka alltid lösa sig, men lösningen till det långsiktiga boendebehovet blir svårare, del pga. faktorer utanför socialtjänstens kontroll, som exempelvis bostadsbristen som drabbar hela landet. Resultatet uppmärksamma även vikten av kunskap om våld i nära relationer bland de professionella som jobba med våldsutsatta kvinnor samt andra människobehandlande organisationer. Slutligen, visa resultatet att de professionella möter några utmaningar i arbetet med att bestå våldsutsatta kvinnor med ekonomi och boende, nämligen, brist på kunskap, begränsade resurser, hög arbetsbelastning och avsaknad av konkreta direktiv från politiker om hur arbetet med våldsutsatta kvinnor ska utformas och genomföras. / Domestic violence against women is a serious social problem in Sweden, and sometimes leads to deadly consequences or other social consequences för the victims. Research shows that two of the social consequences of domestic violence against women are poverty and homelessness. This is due to the fact that most women who are victims of domestic violence usually also suffer economic abuse from their partners. Housing can be an issue för domestic violence victims because of their poor financial status among other reasons. The social services has the utmost responsibility to assist women who have been victims of domestic violence. The aim of this study was to investigate social workers understanding and experiences of how factors such as housing and poor financial status can delay the breakup process för women suffering domestic abuse from their partners, and if any challenges arise when working to meet these abused women's housing and financial needs. A qualitative method was used to collect data from five social workers through thematically semi-structured interviews. The results, which are presented in various themes, were analysed using theories such as street level byråcracy, organisation theory and power. The results shows that the social services usually meet the financial and immediate housing needs of these abused women but the long term housing solutions are usually a challenge, and this is mostly due to general housing shortages in Sweden. The results also highlights the importance of basic knowledge about domestic violence among social workers in particular and other human-serviceorganisations in general. Finally, the study brings to light some of the challenges that social workers encounter when working to meet domestic abused women's financial and housing needs, which are: limited knowledge about domestic violence and its consequences, limited resources, high workload and lack of concrete directives and guidelines from the government about how to suppor t and work with victims of domestic violence.