The experiences of prosecutorial diversions in relation to perpetrators of domestic violence in the republic of Serbia - questionnaire research in social welfare centers

Vári, Vince (2022) The experiences of prosecutorial diversions in relation to perpetrators of domestic violence in the republic of Serbia - questionnaire research in social welfare centers. JOG ÁLLAM POLITIKA: JOG- ÉS POLITIKATUDOMÁNYI FOLYÓIRAT, 14 (4). pp. 81-98. ISSN 2060-4580

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Abstract

Violent behaviour in general, and domestic violence in particular, represents a great threat to the contemporary, democratic society. Given the high degree of danger it poses to society as a whole, one of the demands placed on states is to find effective instruments to respond to this form of crime. One of the most efficient instruments for implementing criminal policy on milder forms of domestic violence is certainly the principle of opportunity of criminal prosecution, i.e. its key form called conditional deferring criminal prosecution with imposition of an obligation on the suspect to undergo psychosocial treat- ment to eliminate the causes of violent behaviour. The social welfare center is one of the key subjects in the practical realization of this obligation of the suspect. In view of this, a research was conducted in seven social welfare centers in the Republic of Serbia on the efficiency of the implementation of this obligation, and the results of the research were presented. The research involved 35 social workers with previous work experience in cases of domestic violence. For the purpose of collecting data valid for analysis, a specially designed instrument was used - a questionnaire consisting of 4 questions, and for statistical processing of collected data, a statistical method at the level of descriptive statistics was applied, and for that purpose the SPSS software package was used.

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