Causes and manifestations of homicide resulting from domestic violence in the Republic of Serbia
Causes and manifestations of homicide resulting from domestic violence in the Republic of Serbia
Author(s): Dragana Z. Kolarić, Saša M. MarkovićSubject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Social development, Studies in violence and power, Family and social welfare, Victimology, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Српско социолошко друштво
Keywords: domestic violence;homicide;suicide;prevention;repression
Summary/Abstract: As for the nature and scope of the research, we emphasize that it included: the nature of the objects used in cases involving homicide; crime scene; family relationships between the perpetrator and the victim; measures taken by state authorities; analysis of the causes of depriving family members of their lives; the number of suicides following the cases of homicide, and types of homicides. The methods used include primarily the statistical method, at the level of descriptive statistics; case study method; content analysis method, and formal-logical method. It has been found that the application of the pre-crime concept gives certain positive results that are related to our research problem. They are reflected in the reduced number of victims deprived of their lives as a result of domestic violence. On the other hand, however, we notice a negative tendency of an increased number of homicides in the events involving perpetrators/repeat offenders who were previously reported due to domestic violence, which may bring into question the effectiveness in the acting of the competent state authorities.
Journal: Социолошки преглед
- Issue Year: 58/2024
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 548-572
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English, Serbian