Victimización secundaria y reparación integral en la atención a mujeres víctimas de violencia en Quito

Abstract

Introduction: Violence against women constitutes a phenomenon of high concern in Latin America that is expressed from a social framework that promotes gender inequality, positioning power in the masculine. From this distinction, the difficulty arises of the equal fulfillment of the rights, for which the woman, when going to judicial institutions, is disadvantaged in the free access, without trials and equitable to the reparation of her violated rights, being understood this as secondary victimization. The objective of this investigation is to identify the perception of the dynamics of secondary victimization and integral reparation in justice operators, in the attention to women victims of gender violence in the Metropolitan District of Quito. Materials and methods:Interviews were conducted with eight operators and four psychologists from different judicial and health institutions. Results: The results suggest that the extension of the judicial processes and the disarticulation between different institutions promote the mistreatment of women, a situation that hinders the possibility of true comprehensive reparation. Conclusion: The most well-known conclusions are the lack of institutional coordination and the scarce training and specialization of public officials to deal with these cases.