Profiling cases of violence against women from 2014-2016: basis for an intervention program

Abstract

Women experience different form of violence just because they are women. This appears to be one of the country’s rampant social problems. This study Was conducted in Digos City, Davao Del Sure to determine the demographic Profile of both victims and offenders. Using random sampling technique data Were gathered to answer the problem. This includes the age, civil, status, Education attainment and occupation. Data gathered had undergone a laborious Analysis and interpretation to extract the outcome of this study. The researchers Were able to conclude: victim and offenders were mostly of legal age, that they Were married, that most case appears on high school graduate victims and Offender and that they unemployed. This leads the researcher to develop an Intervention program that will be of great solution to suppress the reported Case of violence against women. Researcher also emphasize the role of the Local government as agents of addressing this issue.