MODELING OF CRIMES MOTIVATED BY HOMOPHOBIA THAT OCCURRED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE STATE OF PARÁ, BRAZIL

Abstract

It was observed that there is little debate about violence against LGBTQIAP+ people. Thus, the study is necessary for a better understanding, proposing to investigate and expand the discussions about crime in the state of Pará during the Covid-19 pandemic period with a focus on the LGBTQIAP+ population. An analysis of scenarios of complaints received by public security agencies will be addressed to identify the prevalence, motivations, forms and factors in relation to the violence that occurred and the spatial and temporal distribution of these events that involves gender relations and sexual diversity in their multiple daily lives, in addition to drawing a profile related to the complainants and aggressors. Thus, the objective is to improve the management of knowledge about homophobia. Therefore, it is an applied study with a quantitative characteristic of the descriptive and exploratory type, using the descriptive statistical technique and logistic regression to demonstrate violence against LGBTQIAP+ people. The information used was obtained from the Assistant Secretary of Intelligence and Criminal Analysis, linked to the State Secretariat of Public Security and Social Defense of Pará. With the methodology used, it was intended to verify whether or not during the pandemic period there was an increase in cases of violence motivated by homophobia. In addition, it is expected that with the results found, through the indicators of public security and social defense, they can contribute to a better understanding, in addition to proposing the creation and implementation of strategic initiatives in the sense of continuous improvement of social prevention and combating violence and crime against this population in a time horizon and effective future public policies.