Present study has a qualitative research character and it is aimed at showing the perception of adolescents attending in the Programa Sentinela de Itaboraí (Sentries Program in Itaboraí) in Rio de Janeiro State regarding physical violence within the family. The subjects of the research were adolescents aging from 12 to 15 all attending such program in Itaboraí and who had been victims of physical violence. Two out of three found in that situation agreed to take part in our research. To understand their perception we considered two categories: Children and Adolescent Public Policy and Familiar Physical Violence and Adolescence, yet with no intention of having the study exhausted for we aware of its complexity. However we would like to point out items that we consider to be relevant such as children and adolescents rights; the implementation process of the Programa in national scope, specifically in that municipality; violence in its manifold manifestation and the adolescents physical, emotional and social aspects. The study unveils the victims perception of violence of wich they had been victimized and indicates that such physical violence is manifested as a discipline way adopted by parents to educate their children.