title: [Children's health and their rights threatened by violence].
abstract: The purpose of this study is to analyze the follow-up of police reports concerning domestic violence against children aged 0-5, from 1990 to 1995, held in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Based on a descriptive study, initially, on a database, the accusations in general were characterized. Soon after, 18 police stations were visited to analyze the follow-up of the police reports. Out of 105 occurrences, only 25 were regarded as investigatory cases and just 01 was going to be analyzed in court. In sum, violence against child reflects cultural subjects.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Fernandes Figueira da Fiocruz.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Ecteins
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solter
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: de Paiva
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: A saúde e o direito da criança ameaçados pela violência.