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One of the many problems mexican women face is the increase femicides due to the increase in violent crimes. Women in this country are the number one victims of violent crimes and many of these crimes are committed by their partners, or loved ones [1]. More serious crimes have resulted in the death of the victim. In 2011, only 22.2% of women older than 15 who suffered violence from her partner or ex-partner reported it to the authorities [2]. Femicide refers to the murder of women motivated by hatred, contempt, pleasure or sense of possession towards a woman. A relevant statistic showed that in 2016, there were 2,746 murder cases against women and the statistics continue to rise for the upcoming years [3].To model this complex a situation of Systems Thinking and System Dynamics is used as the central methodologies. The analysis of the problem starts with the collection of available information, followed by the creation of a dynamic hypothesis represented by a causal-loop systems thinking model. This was parameterized to analyze femicides trends and behaviors over time through a simulation based on the actual rates of partner abuse and the number of femicides thus would have an exponential growth towards 2022.
Keywords
Femicide, Systems Thinking, System Dynamics, Simulation.
1.Introduction
In order to understand the problem, we need to define the meaning of Femicide correctly. Femicide refers to a type of homicide committed by a man against a woman solely for being a woman [4]. This crime occurs more frequently at the home of the victim as a result of gender violence and partner abuse.
Femicide is the most extreme manifestation of the abuse and violence of men towards women and is a problem that commonly occurs in Mexico.
Putting into perspective the magnitude of this problem, in 2016 there were a total of 2,746 femicides cases throughout the country and this trend continues to rise over the years[3]. This paper seeks to explain the functioning of the variable of Femicides cases committed by their partners by determining the factors that influence most of the behaviors in order to be able to design a more effective measure that counteracts femicides. Data also leads to the belief that many local law enforcement agencies cover...