Guatemala has family violence guidelines which recommend selective screening but their sexual violence guidelines have no recommendations for screening a victim. This is thought to be because the main focus within the sexual violence guidelines is to get the victim emergency care. Medical personnel are to keep a medical history of the patient and perform an examination. Although medical records are created for a sexual assault victim, guidelines are to ensure that the focus is to provide the patient support and stabilization vice gathering forensic evidence.[1] Reports suggest that at least thirty-six percent of Guatemalan woman living with a male partner are victims of domestic abuse. The type of abuse can be physical, sexual, or psychological. In 2007, 2575 sexual crimes were reported with only 155 convictions. Between the years of 2009 and 2013, reports of rape increased by 30%.[2]
peer review of Abigail Payne's article
editAbigail,
Your source had to be cited in the article. I cited the source for you so no you can make minor corrections or add minor details and submit your product. Your input is very relevant to the article as a whole but maybe you could articulate a little bit more on what kinds of crimes the mobs are fighting against and then committing. The article has very close similarities to what is going on all across our country right now with all of the protests against Donald Trump. Many of the protesters are doing so for fear of being discriminated against by discriminating against those who did not vote the same way. Your article is very well written but I think that just a little more would help strengthen it. Guatemala is ranked the 25th most violent country in the world and Guatemalan police have a reputation for being non-responsive to the high crime rates. The lack of security within the government is what encouraged the start of mobs taking "justice" into their own hands. Unfortunately, a lot of the crime associated with these mobs is just as bad as the crime they claim they are attempting to prevent. Most of the locals keep quiet for fear of being targeted by these groups themselves, and many of the people participating in the violence are forced to do so.[3]
- ^ McNaughton Reyes, Luz; Billings, Deborah; Paredes-Gaitan, Yolanda; Padilla Zuniga, Karen (Dec 2012). "An assessment of health sector guidelines and services for treatment of sexual violence in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua". Reproductive Health Matters. 20 (40): 83-93. doi:10.1016/S0968-8080(12)40656-5.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Reimann, Allison (Apr 2009). "HOPE FOR THE FUTURE? THE ASYLUM CLAIMS OF WOMEN FLEEING SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN GUATEMALA". University of Pennsylvania Law Review. 157 (4): 64.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Balcarcel, Pep. "Beaten, Exiled, or Burned Alive: Mob Justice in Guatemala". panampost.com. PanAm Post. Retrieved 9 November 2016.