POČINIOCI NASILJA NAD STARIJIM OSOBAMA
PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE UPON ELDERLY

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the results of research study titled “Social causes of violence against elderly in Tuzla Canton” carried out in 2012. The objective of this research was analysis of social causes for domestic violence and reasons for susceptibility of becoming a victim of domestic violence in later age. Kinds and forms of violence, frequency and social (risk) factors that can produce violence on people in later age were also surveyed. The research was carried out during the period from 1st March to 30th October 2012. Questionnaire included 130 elderly persons and 44 experts employed at 13 social work centres. The research work aimed at analysing the extent of exposure of elderly to domestic violence, kinds and forms of violence, frequency, perpetrators and the attitude towards reporting this kind of violence to the authorities. The main aim of the research was to evaluate the influence of certain risk factors that can incite the violence on elderly.

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