NASILJE U PORODICI U PRAKSI CENTRA JAVNE BEZBJEDNOSTI BANJA LUKA
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PRACTICE OF THE PUBLIC SECURITY CENTER BANJA LUKA

Summary/Abstract: Domestic violence receives alarming proportions around the world and is one of the most dominant issues jeopardizing human rights. Victims of violence are most vulnerable categories of society: children, women and the elderly which constitute an obstacle to the normal development of the community. Although a portion of the authors there is the view that the problem of domestic violence should be resolved within the family without reaction of society, our work is conceived precisely to the social reaction to this phenomenon. We tried to answer which are the reactions that the community can take to prevent this phenomenon to the extent possible. Thus, we first examined the general issues that are characteristic for occurrence of domestic violence. We performed an analysis of existing regulations in the Republic of Sprska governing this area. In this regard, we have conducted research of practical application of such legislation in the area of Banja Luka. We wanted to find out the extent to which violence is present in this area and which are the most common forms of violence. As a source we used the annual report the Public Security Center Banja Luka, in the period between 2009 and 2013, during which we had some questions related to the characteristics of the perpetrators and victims of violence as well as the causes of violence got answered. These responses have helped us in reaching conclusions that could be useful for better understanding and responding to the problem of domestic violence.

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