PROCESUIRANI SLUČAJEVI PORODIČNOG NASILJA PREMA DJECI U CRNOJ GORI - ELEKTRONSKA BAZA ZA PORODIČNO NASILJE
PROCESSED CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN MONTENEGRO - ELECTRONIC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DATABASE

Summary/Abstract: The determination of Montenegrin institutions to cooperate in the field of protection against domestic violence, in addition to signing the Istanbul Convention, is confirmed by adoption of the Law on Domestic Violence Protection, signing of the Protocol on Action, Prevention of and Protection Against Family Violence and Violence against Women, as well as the establishment of an Electronic Database on Domestic Violence. The mentioned Database, which was put into operation on May 23rd 2019, implies automated exchange of applications and notifications between the Ministry of Finance and Social Welfare (centers for social work) and the Ministry of the Interior (security units). Based on the data from this Database, which is an integral part of the Social Welfare Information System - Social Card, the number of processed cases (events of domestic violence) in which children are direct victims, was 240 in 2020, and 232 in 2021, which makes up 18.5% of the total number of domestic violence events, involving victims of all ages. When it comes to the number of children - direct victims in processed cases, there were 217 children in 2020 (M-123, F-107), and 196 children in 2021 (M-113, F-83). Children under 5, make up 11.98% of the total number of these children in 2020 and 13.3% in 2021. The number of processed cases (events) is higher than the number of children - direct victims, which leads to conclusion that events of domestic violence against some children were repeated during the year (27 such children in 2020 and 23 in 2021). In the southern and northern region of Montenegro, in 2021 compared to 2020, there was an increase in the number of reported cases pending before the judiciary, while in the central region there was a decline. The Domestic Violence Database provided official statistics, represents significant source of data for monitoring trends of this negative phenomenon, but also actions and outcomes in individual cases of domestic violence in social work centers, which is important for creating and implementing more effective social policy and protection of children victims of domestic violence.

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