Vicarious violence. Instrument of high levels of damage to the victims and to society

Abstract

Violence always brings physical and psychological consequences to both individuals and society. In this sense, when violence involves sons, daughters, or other family members, and is carried out by the father, it is called vicarious violence, which happens when the mother decides to separate from her partner and he takes revenge. Unfortunately, this type of violence is not yet sufficiently typified in the laws, therefore, the importance of this research, which allows, through the positions of the different authors, to analyze vicarious violence from its conceptualizations, its victims, to the advances that have been made in terms of national and international laws, regulations, classifications or procedures, going through the cases that have caused the greatest impact, which can serve as jurisprudence. For this, a documentary-type methodology is used, based on bibliographic design. And so, as a result of this exhaustive bibliographical review, and the analysis of the cases, it was possible to verify that there are currently some advances, but that it is necessary to continue discussing, analyzing and generating laws, likewise, families must be re-educated in order to counteract that terrible scourge and avoid fatalities.

Keywords: victims, violence, laws, separation, vicarious violence.