La violencia intrafamiliar y su impacto en la unidad familiar en el municipio de Palmira-Colombia

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the dynamics of intrafamily violence and its impact on the family unit in the municipality of Palmira - Colombia. For that, a basic legal investigation was proposed because it analyzes domestic violence in the Colombian legal system and of descriptive-explanatory type because it aims to describe the manifestation of intrafamily violence and its impact on the family unit in the municipality of Palmira, resorting to the statistical information available for the year 2017. It was found that during the 2016-2017 period the family unit is affected by the psychological and physical violence exerted by the spouses / permanent companions on their victims; consequently, this means that the Palmyrean family, as a juridical good protected by Colombian regulations, faces situations that can be considered destructive to their harmony and unity, which must be sanctioned according to the law.