PRAVNA ZAŠTITA ŽRTAVA U REPUBLICI SRBIJI
LEGAL PROTECTION OF VICTIMS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Summary/Abstract: The Republic of Serbia was adopted in 2000 after New legislation governing domestic violence, sexual crime, harassment in the workplace (harassment) and trafficking, and related to the active role of victims during criminal proceedings. The criminalization of marital rape, domestic violence, human trafficking and smuggling, entering character restorative measures, as well as changes to civil and labor law with the adoption of new laws on harassment at work, organized crime, anti-discrimination and gender equality, many have helped that legislation in the Republic of Serbia is largely in line with international standards. In particular, the offense is domestic violence, which is prosecuted ex officio, and provides psychological and physical punishment of violence against a family member. This paper analyzes the criminal justice aspect of normative and institutional protection of marriage and the family as a vital social goods from the point of view of police conduct. The work is focused on exploring the role of the police as a public institution responsible for the criminal prosecution of cases and actors of violence in the family, through all the important stages of the police: the detection and apprehension of perpetrators, clarification and file a criminal complaint to the competent public prosecutor's office. Domestic violence is a phenomenon that is deeply rooted in societies with patriarchal heritage and a long time was a taboo subject and has denied the company and the professional community.

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