Abstract
The study examines the perception of municipal managers in fighting violence against children and adolescents. With qualitative approach and inquiries about policies and actions implemented to prevent and confront the phenomenon, 25 education, welfare and public safety managers from 13 municipalities in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza, in 2010 and 2011 participated. The content analysis in the thematic mode enabled the data interpretation. Sexual abuse, neglect and child labor stood subsumed by structural violence, socioeconomic inequality, family vulnerability and drug addiction. The lack of public resources, the sectoral breakdown, the slow pace of justice, the paucity of public policies and the managers’ unpreparedness were some mishaps mentioned by participants. The phenomenon plural character demands government segments integration at the iniquities aggregated to the genesis and violence extent.
Keywords:
children; adolescents; management; public policy; violence