The patriarcal sovereignity: The criminal legal system in the treatment of sexual violence against women

Abstract

This paper points out, under a theoretical important moment of Criminology, developed based on social control paradigm, mainly the critical and feminist Criminology, the operation of criminal justice system regarding sexual violence against woman (especially rape), observing patriarchate sovereignty and an increase of violence that it has inside itself, as well as to the inclusion need and coresponsibility of everyone, as institutional or symbolic partner from social and penal control, on overcoming the violence mechanics, created in your structural, institutional and intersubjective dimension.