The main objective of the dissertation is to identify significant aspects of the social reality, using as its base the Social Studies from the judicial actions of the Jurisdictions of Infants, Youth and the Aged of the Judicial District of the Capital of Rio de Janeiro, which manages domestic violence. The work was developed, starting from the qualitive-quantitive methodology, using as support the survey of the judicial processes from the year 2000. The principle results indicate significant elements facilitating the feasibility for a debate concerning any refutations of the social question in situations of domestic violence, as well as a reflection concerning the importance of social studies in the decisions of the judiciary circuit.