Prevention of domestic violence Authors Terek Dijana 13817

Prevention of domestic violence Authors: Terek Dijana 138/17 Dizdarević Adela 142/17 Student conference on Security and Safety in local communities, Podgorica, Montenegro, 9. 4. 2019 III. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica, 9 April 2019

• Violence is any kind of aggressive behaviour that causes physical, psychological or economic harm to yourself or to another person. Violence relates to intent, regardless of the damage it causes. • Types of violence: o Violence directed towards itself o Violence directed at others o Collective violence • Categories of violence: o Physical violence o Sexual violence o Emotional / Psychological Violence o Economic violence

There a many factors that are examined in the process of investigating a violent act. Those are: o Personal and biological factors o Relations between family and friends from an early childhood to the execution of violence o The overall relationship of the community in which an individual lives o Inactivity of the legal system

What is domestic violence? For violence to be ‘domestic’, it doesn’t have to occur within your home, only within a relationship (with family or an intimate partner). It occurs when someone close to you has power and control over you. Domestic violence is considered every aspect of physical, psychological, sexual and economic abuse. This control or abuse can be expressed in different ways: o o o Physical abuse If someone is hurting you physically, or is threatening to hurt you, a loved one or a pet, then you will need to take action. Emotional abuse often goes unrecognised and can be very hurtful. Someone who is emotionally abusive towards you wants to chip away at your feelings of selfworth and independence. Economic abuse If someone close to you controls your finances, and keeps you financially dependent on them so that you always have to ask them for money, this is a form of domestic violence. Social abuse Social domestic violence occurs when someone insults or humiliates you in front of other people, keeps you isolated from family and friends, or controls what you do and where you go. Spiritual abuse Spiritual domestic violence involves preventing you from having your own opinions about religion, cultural beliefs and values. It may also involve manipulating your thoughts on spirituality in order to make you feel powerless.

Domestic violence o The victim and the abuser are in an emotional and close relationship o The abuser is trying to control certain or all aspects of the victim's life o The abuser clearly shows the domination of the victim o The abuser can not function without the act of doing violence

§ Passive abuse is any kind of neglect or spiritual and intellectual abuse that is most difficult to notice and leads to many consequences. § o o Violence has four dimensions that has to be tested: Modality Frequency Seriousness Level of injury

• o o • • Victims of domestic violence can be all family members: Women Children Old and helpless people Men Mostly the victims of the violence are women and children Men make 1/16 of victims of violence

Violence prevention o o o o Raise awareness of the prevalence, causes and consequences of the different types of violence Identify, synthesize and disseminate evidence on what works to reduce violence Expand the global evidence base to cover more low- and middleincome countries Advocate for increased political support for and financial investment in violence prevention Provide guidance and technical support to countries to develop evidence-based prevention and response capacity Develop tools and training packages to strengthen prevention and response efforts Support measurement of indicators for the violence-related targets in the Sustainable Development Goals

Violence prevention in a local community o Education of legal person and police o Free legal and psychological assistance to victims o Psychological treatment of the perpetrator o Different sentences of the perpetrator o Compulsory psychological treatments for all citizens in order to reduce authoritarianism

Domestic violence prevention o Decide if you’re in any immediate danger o Get support o Talk to the police o Believe in yourself o Know your rights o Go to a refuge o Go to family or a friend o Contact a support service in your local area (medical support, legal support or financial support)