?An attack on the police is an attack on the state? is a sentence we can often hear when an event occurs in which police officers are injured or killed. Victimologists often overlook police officers as victims, who are not given much relevance, and such phenomena are rarely investigated. This study aims to examine the characteristics of the situations in which crimes against police officers occur. Police data of crimes against police officers registered in the period 2017-2020 in the city of Zrenjanin, Serbia, were categorically summarized and statistically processed, and the characteristics of the situations in which the criminal offences occur were analyzed. The results suggest that the victims are male police officers, predominantly in uniform; mostl attacks take place in urban areas, at night, while the perpetrators are younger than 34, often under the influence of alcohol. The limitation of this research refers to the fact that it was conducted on the territory of only one police department, and only certain variables were taken into account that defines the characteristics of the situations in which police officers are victimised.
{"title":"Characteristics of the situations where police officers are victimisated","authors":"J. Petrović","doi":"10.2298/tem2103329p","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2298/tem2103329p","url":null,"abstract":"?An attack on the police is an attack on the state? is a sentence we can often hear when an event occurs in which police officers are injured or killed. Victimologists often overlook police officers as victims, who are not given much relevance, and such phenomena are rarely investigated. This study aims to examine the characteristics of the situations in which crimes against police officers occur. Police data of crimes against police officers registered in the period 2017-2020 in the city of Zrenjanin, Serbia, were categorically summarized and statistically processed, and the characteristics of the situations in which the criminal offences occur were analyzed. The results suggest that the victims are male police officers, predominantly in uniform; mostl attacks take place in urban areas, at night, while the perpetrators are younger than 34, often under the influence of alcohol. The limitation of this research refers to the fact that it was conducted on the territory of only one police department, and only certain variables were taken into account that defines the characteristics of the situations in which police officers are victimised.","PeriodicalId":41858,"journal":{"name":"Temida","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68854226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Exposure to a traumatic event such as domestic violence has many negative consequences. The subject of this paper is the behaviour disorder of children as a consequence of domestic violence as a risk factor. The paper is based on a case study of the centre for social work. The case of domestic violence, identified consequences and actions undertaken by the center has been analysed. Along with a brief overview of the etiological explanation, the paper gives an overview of the connection between victimization of a child by domestic violence and the manifested behavioural disorder of a chuld. This is done on a concrete example of a family in which violence is present, which is witnessed by the child who shows behavioural disorder. The nalysis indicates violence as a risk factor for juvenile behaviour disorder and delinquency. Therefore, importance of a comprehensive approach within social protection and education systems to children with behavioural disorders is pointed out.
{"title":"Domestic violence as a risk factor for the occurrence and development of behavioural disorders in children","authors":"Ljubinka Lazic","doi":"10.2298/tem2102201l","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2298/tem2102201l","url":null,"abstract":"Exposure to a traumatic event such as domestic violence has many negative consequences. The subject of this paper is the behaviour disorder of children as a consequence of domestic violence as a risk factor. The paper is based on a case study of the centre for social work. The case of domestic violence, identified consequences and actions undertaken by the center has been analysed. Along with a brief overview of the etiological explanation, the paper gives an overview of the connection between victimization of a child by domestic violence and the manifested behavioural disorder of a chuld. This is done on a concrete example of a family in which violence is present, which is witnessed by the child who shows behavioural disorder. The nalysis indicates violence as a risk factor for juvenile behaviour disorder and delinquency. Therefore, importance of a comprehensive approach within social protection and education systems to children with behavioural disorders is pointed out.","PeriodicalId":41858,"journal":{"name":"Temida","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68853094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In June 2020 India opted for banning 59 Chinese Apps. Contrary to the apprehension of banning gaming apps including PUBG, the government did not do so when the Chinese apps were banned. But soon PUBG also got banned in India. Several stakeholders had raised their concerns in this regard as PUBG may affect the mental health of children who are the major users of this app. But on the other hand, it had been observed that PUBG had remained the biggest respite for children who were confined to homes due to COVID- 19. S.69A of the Information Technology Act 2000 (amended in 2008) had been the main tool by the government to block access to Chinese apps. PUBG developers had however tried to outsmart S.69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (amended in 2008), which had been used primarily to block the website and by using Artificial Intelligence for preventing children below 18 from being engaged for a continuous period, being exposed to nudity, etc. This article aims to analyse the tussle between the scope and inherent meaning of S.69A and 79 of the Indian Information technology Act, 2000 (amended in 2008) and the ever-developing due diligence of the game developers with special concern for child safety and mental health of the children, which may make the later a winner or a loser in the legal battleground.
{"title":"PUBG ban and issues of online child safety during COVID-19 lockdown in India: A critical review from the Indian information technology act perspectives","authors":"D. Halder","doi":"10.2298/tem2103303h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2298/tem2103303h","url":null,"abstract":"In June 2020 India opted for banning 59 Chinese Apps. Contrary to the apprehension of banning gaming apps including PUBG, the government did not do so when the Chinese apps were banned. But soon PUBG also got banned in India. Several stakeholders had raised their concerns in this regard as PUBG may affect the mental health of children who are the major users of this app. But on the other hand, it had been observed that PUBG had remained the biggest respite for children who were confined to homes due to COVID- 19. S.69A of the Information Technology Act 2000 (amended in 2008) had been the main tool by the government to block access to Chinese apps. PUBG developers had however tried to outsmart S.69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (amended in 2008), which had been used primarily to block the website and by using Artificial Intelligence for preventing children below 18 from being engaged for a continuous period, being exposed to nudity, etc. This article aims to analyse the tussle between the scope and inherent meaning of S.69A and 79 of the Indian Information technology Act, 2000 (amended in 2008) and the ever-developing due diligence of the game developers with special concern for child safety and mental health of the children, which may make the later a winner or a loser in the legal battleground.","PeriodicalId":41858,"journal":{"name":"Temida","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68854080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The purpose of this article is to analyze how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the work of the Victim and Witness Support System in the Republic of Croatia, particularly Service for Victim and Witness Support at the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration of the Republic of Croatia, Victim and Witness Support Departments at the County Courts, Network of Support and Cooperation for Victims and Witnesses of Criminal Offences (consisting of 10 organizations operating in 13 counties) and National Call Center for Victims of Crime 116 006. The problems faced by support organizations and services as well as victims are presented in the paper. Certain changes in the procedures and new forms of cooperation have been noticed, which improved the support system and enabled victims' easier access to their rights. In order to build a resilient society and organizations, as well as to prevent burnout of professionals and ensure their resilience, it is important to cooperate with each other and provide support to helpers in the form of training, regular meetings, consultations and supervision.
{"title":"Support to victims and witnesses in the Republic of Croatia during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"N. Vidmar","doi":"10.2298/tem2101075h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2298/tem2101075h","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this article is to analyze how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the work of the Victim and Witness Support System in the Republic of Croatia, particularly Service for Victim and Witness Support at the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration of the Republic of Croatia, Victim and Witness Support Departments at the County Courts, Network of Support and Cooperation for Victims and Witnesses of Criminal Offences (consisting of 10 organizations operating in 13 counties) and National Call Center for Victims of Crime 116 006. The problems faced by support organizations and services as well as victims are presented in the paper. Certain changes in the procedures and new forms of cooperation have been noticed, which improved the support system and enabled victims' easier access to their rights. In order to build a resilient society and organizations, as well as to prevent burnout of professionals and ensure their resilience, it is important to cooperate with each other and provide support to helpers in the form of training, regular meetings, consultations and supervision.","PeriodicalId":41858,"journal":{"name":"Temida","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68853237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper aims to analyse the scope, forms, characteristics and new patterns of victimisation in Serbia during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as factors that influenced it. In this paper, the notions of victim and victimisation are used in their largest sense, so that the paper deals with a large scope of victimising events and victims - from (direct and indirect) victimisation by virus COVID-19 and the inadequate reaction of the state, to the criminal victimisation and violation/restrictions of human rights. The particularly difficult situation of, in a socio-economic sense, especially vulnerable groups, such as migrants and asylum seekers, street children, Roma, homeless, older people, single parents, persons located in closed institutions (prisons and social welfare institutions), and victims of violence (in family and during civil protests against state?s response to the pandemic) is stressed. After the introduction, the overview of the development of pandemic in Serbia during 2020 and the measures taken for its suppression is given. After that, the scope, forms and trends of victimisation are analysed based on police statistics and other available data. Finally, characteristics and new patterns of victimisation that appeared in the conditions of the pandemic are analysed. In the conclusion, the main factors of victimisation during the pandemic are outlined. Special emphasis is put on the lack of adequate databases relevant for appropriate response both to COVID-19 and crime, as well as on shortcomings of state response to the pandemic. The paper ends with recommendations for state actions relevant for victims in conditions of pandemic and similar crisis situations.
{"title":"Scope, forms, characteristics and new patterns of victimisation in Serbia during COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic","doi":"10.2298/tem2102143n","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2298/tem2102143n","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to analyse the scope, forms, characteristics and new patterns of victimisation in Serbia during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as factors that influenced it. In this paper, the notions of victim and victimisation are used in their largest sense, so that the paper deals with a large scope of victimising events and victims - from (direct and indirect) victimisation by virus COVID-19 and the inadequate reaction of the state, to the criminal victimisation and violation/restrictions of human rights. The particularly difficult situation of, in a socio-economic sense, especially vulnerable groups, such as migrants and asylum seekers, street children, Roma, homeless, older people, single parents, persons located in closed institutions (prisons and social welfare institutions), and victims of violence (in family and during civil protests against state?s response to the pandemic) is stressed. After the introduction, the overview of the development of pandemic in Serbia during 2020 and the measures taken for its suppression is given. After that, the scope, forms and trends of victimisation are analysed based on police statistics and other available data. Finally, characteristics and new patterns of victimisation that appeared in the conditions of the pandemic are analysed. In the conclusion, the main factors of victimisation during the pandemic are outlined. Special emphasis is put on the lack of adequate databases relevant for appropriate response both to COVID-19 and crime, as well as on shortcomings of state response to the pandemic. The paper ends with recommendations for state actions relevant for victims in conditions of pandemic and similar crisis situations.","PeriodicalId":41858,"journal":{"name":"Temida","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68852809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Domestic violence and gender-based violence has been studied and recognised for many years in Greece. Adequate legislation on the criminalization of domestic violence has been implemented since 2006 (Law 3500/2006 on the Confrontation of Domestic Violence). A network of support services has also operated across the country for many years, staffed with professionals trained in the gender-sensitive perspective. However, Greece still faces the impact of the economic crisis that started in 2010 and the critical aspects of the crisis from the reduction of the public budget imposed by the European institutions in the lives of the individuals, the victims and the providers of the social services have not been fully assessed yet. The COVID-19 pandemic created problems in the victims? access to social services and not only. The shadow pandemic describes the alarm on the increase of domestic violence during the pandemic and the isolation of the victims from the providers of social and psychological support. Addressing both the issue of domestic violence through a victim-centered approach before and during the pandemic in Greece and the need for the implementation of evidence-based policies are the general aims of the paper. To this, we present few findings from an original victimological online research on domestic violence during the first lockdown in the country (March to May 2020) and we justify the need for the implementation of evidence-based policies in the criminal justice system in Greece.
{"title":"Domestic violence: Evidence-based policies before and during the pandemic in Greece","authors":"Vasiliki Artinopoulou","doi":"10.2298/tem2101003a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2298/tem2101003a","url":null,"abstract":"Domestic violence and gender-based violence has been studied and recognised for many years in Greece. Adequate legislation on the criminalization of domestic violence has been implemented since 2006 (Law 3500/2006 on the Confrontation of Domestic Violence). A network of support services has also operated across the country for many years, staffed with professionals trained in the gender-sensitive perspective. However, Greece still faces the impact of the economic crisis that started in 2010 and the critical aspects of the crisis from the reduction of the public budget imposed by the European institutions in the lives of the individuals, the victims and the providers of the social services have not been fully assessed yet. The COVID-19 pandemic created problems in the victims? access to social services and not only. The shadow pandemic describes the alarm on the increase of domestic violence during the pandemic and the isolation of the victims from the providers of social and psychological support. Addressing both the issue of domestic violence through a victim-centered approach before and during the pandemic in Greece and the need for the implementation of evidence-based policies are the general aims of the paper. To this, we present few findings from an original victimological online research on domestic violence during the first lockdown in the country (March to May 2020) and we justify the need for the implementation of evidence-based policies in the criminal justice system in Greece.","PeriodicalId":41858,"journal":{"name":"Temida","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68852914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The coronavirus pandemic pose tremendous challenge for all countries of the world. People who experience domestic violence deserve special attention in such social circumstances. The purpose of this paper is to present research on students? attitudes about domestic violence in pandemic conditions. In a sample of 334 students from Croatia we analyzed their acceptance of myths about domestic violence, attitudes about domestic violence in pandemic conditions, and the correlation between the acceptance of myths and attitudes about domestic violence. The results indicate the following: students accept myths about domestic violence at the lesser level, they believe that measures to combat coronavirus have led to an increase in all analyzed forms of domestic violence, they do not think that the policingin those cases is well or that victims receive sufficient help and support in pandemics. Differences in students? attitudes towards gender and knowledge of the victim were found, as well as the correlation between attitudes and basic political orientation. The correlations between students? attitudes and acceptance of myths about domestic violence were also established.
{"title":"Domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: Attitudes of Croatian students","authors":"Irma Kovco-Vukadin, Dora Skarica","doi":"10.2298/tem2101025k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2298/tem2101025k","url":null,"abstract":"The coronavirus pandemic pose tremendous challenge for all countries of the world. People who experience domestic violence deserve special attention in such social circumstances. The purpose of this paper is to present research on students? attitudes about domestic violence in pandemic conditions. In a sample of 334 students from Croatia we analyzed their acceptance of myths about domestic violence, attitudes about domestic violence in pandemic conditions, and the correlation between the acceptance of myths and attitudes about domestic violence. The results indicate the following: students accept myths about domestic violence at the lesser level, they believe that measures to combat coronavirus have led to an increase in all analyzed forms of domestic violence, they do not think that the policingin those cases is well or that victims receive sufficient help and support in pandemics. Differences in students? attitudes towards gender and knowledge of the victim were found, as well as the correlation between attitudes and basic political orientation. The correlations between students? attitudes and acceptance of myths about domestic violence were also established.","PeriodicalId":41858,"journal":{"name":"Temida","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68853040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on sexual victimization of university students particularly intensified during the 1980s. They suggest that students, especially female students, are one of the categories that are at special risk of being victimized by various forms of sexual violence during their studies. Research on sexual violence at universities in Serbia is rare, so this phenomenon is still under- researched. This paper aims to provide an overview of the results of previous research on the prevalence and structure of sexual violence against university students, groups of students at particular risk of victimization with sexual violence at the universities and the consequences of sexual violence against students at the universities in the world and in Serbia. Previous research suggested large differences in the prevalence of this form of victimization, which is a direct consequence of the application of different methodological approaches. University students are more often exposed to sexual harassment, verbal or nonverbal, as well as to harassment through physical contact or through social media, and less often to more severe forms of violence, such as rape or attempted rape. The groups that are at particular risk from sexual victimization at the universities include women, persons of different sexual orientation than heterosexual, those at the beginning of the study, as well as students who consume alcohol and/or drugs and whose material status is poor or constantly oscillates. Sexual violence leaves numerous consequences for victims, especially psychological ones, but it also negatively affects the continuation of schooling and academic achievement, so it is necessary to develop policies and mechanisms for timely recognition of victimization and providing support to victims.
{"title":"Sexual violence against students at faculties: An overview of the so far research results","authors":"Sanja Copic, Milica Lukovic-Radakovic","doi":"10.2298/tem2103279c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2298/tem2103279c","url":null,"abstract":"Research on sexual victimization of university students particularly intensified during the 1980s. They suggest that students, especially female students, are one of the categories that are at special risk of being victimized by various forms of sexual violence during their studies. Research on sexual violence at universities in Serbia is rare, so this phenomenon is still under- researched. This paper aims to provide an overview of the results of previous research on the prevalence and structure of sexual violence against university students, groups of students at particular risk of victimization with sexual violence at the universities and the consequences of sexual violence against students at the universities in the world and in Serbia. Previous research suggested large differences in the prevalence of this form of victimization, which is a direct consequence of the application of different methodological approaches. University students are more often exposed to sexual harassment, verbal or nonverbal, as well as to harassment through physical contact or through social media, and less often to more severe forms of violence, such as rape or attempted rape. The groups that are at particular risk from sexual victimization at the universities include women, persons of different sexual orientation than heterosexual, those at the beginning of the study, as well as students who consume alcohol and/or drugs and whose material status is poor or constantly oscillates. Sexual violence leaves numerous consequences for victims, especially psychological ones, but it also negatively affects the continuation of schooling and academic achievement, so it is necessary to develop policies and mechanisms for timely recognition of victimization and providing support to victims.","PeriodicalId":41858,"journal":{"name":"Temida","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68853382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Najar, W. Zargar, S. Manzoor, A. Bashir, B. Khan
In India, the brick kiln industry is a huge industry employing millions of workers belonging to both rural and urban areas. Most workers in the brick kiln industry reside near the worksites in unhygienic and shabby homes, mainly made up of raw bricks. The present research was carried out on migrant workers who work in the brick kiln industry in District Budgam of Kashmir valley. It is a qualitative study carried out with the help of a focused group discussion with the workers. The study has revealed that all the workers are from Bihar and work in the brick kiln industry for six to seven months per year. All the respondents of the study with whom group discussion was done were illiterate. There are various problems associated with workers like health problems, lack of proper living space, the problem of child labour and lack of any social security support from the government. Workers in the brick kiln industry work under a very high-pressure workload especially during the peak season of construction. There is an urgent need on part of the government to frame some policies for the welfare and protection of migrant brick kiln workers. Further, employers should also provide safe living space and social security to workers.
{"title":"Living conditions of informal workers: A sociological study of brick kiln workers in district Budgam of Kashmir valley","authors":"S. Najar, W. Zargar, S. Manzoor, A. Bashir, B. Khan","doi":"10.2298/tem2102217n","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2298/tem2102217n","url":null,"abstract":"In India, the brick kiln industry is a huge industry employing millions of workers belonging to both rural and urban areas. Most workers in the brick kiln industry reside near the worksites in unhygienic and shabby homes, mainly made up of raw bricks. The present research was carried out on migrant workers who work in the brick kiln industry in District Budgam of Kashmir valley. It is a qualitative study carried out with the help of a focused group discussion with the workers. The study has revealed that all the workers are from Bihar and work in the brick kiln industry for six to seven months per year. All the respondents of the study with whom group discussion was done were illiterate. There are various problems associated with workers like health problems, lack of proper living space, the problem of child labour and lack of any social security support from the government. Workers in the brick kiln industry work under a very high-pressure workload especially during the peak season of construction. There is an urgent need on part of the government to frame some policies for the welfare and protection of migrant brick kiln workers. Further, employers should also provide safe living space and social security to workers.","PeriodicalId":41858,"journal":{"name":"Temida","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68853173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Besides verification of some previous findings on perpetrators of sexual abuse of children, the purpose of this paper is to introduce new knowledge about the insufficiently researched, abovementioned subject matter in criminology and penology into the corpus of previous knowledge. The paper presents a preliminary communication of the project which was focused on the examination of socio-demographic, criminological and penological characteristics of sexual abusers (N=26) sentenced to imprisonment in 2019. Preliminary results describe the profile of perpetrators: they come from both urban and rural areas, are under the age of 50, are poorly educated, tend to live alone, are prone to alcohol and drug use, and are single recidivists or multirecidivists. The offenders are known to the victim or are in a close relationship and regardless of the offender-victim relationship, these offences most commonly occur in the offender?s or victim?s home. The respective results within the existing body of knowledge should inform and prevent this phenomenon from occurring in the first place as well as to protect potential victims. Hence, much more attention is to be focused on evidence-based knowledge documenting the circumstances of sexual violence and abuse against a child for situational crime prevention purposes. There is a premise that interaction between the potential offender and the environment shapes and leads to criminal behaviour. One of the effective strategies might be to expose the children to self-protection programmes at school and teach them to resist their offender which has the potential to result in unintended negative and serious consequences. In this context, the situational features of crime, taken individually or in interaction with offender characteristics, clearly merit increased attention from scholars and practitioners in the field.
{"title":"Some characteristics of perpetrators of child sexual abuse","authors":"Ksenija Butorac, Ivica Luketić, Ljiljana Mikšaj-Todorović","doi":"10.2298/tem2103249b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2298/tem2103249b","url":null,"abstract":"Besides verification of some previous findings on perpetrators of sexual abuse of children, the purpose of this paper is to introduce new knowledge about the insufficiently researched, abovementioned subject matter in criminology and penology into the corpus of previous knowledge. The paper presents a preliminary communication of the project which was focused on the examination of socio-demographic, criminological and penological characteristics of sexual abusers (N=26) sentenced to imprisonment in 2019. Preliminary results describe the profile of perpetrators: they come from both urban and rural areas, are under the age of 50, are poorly educated, tend to live alone, are prone to alcohol and drug use, and are single recidivists or multirecidivists. The offenders are known to the victim or are in a close relationship and regardless of the offender-victim relationship, these offences most commonly occur in the offender?s or victim?s home. The respective results within the existing body of knowledge should inform and prevent this phenomenon from occurring in the first place as well as to protect potential victims. Hence, much more attention is to be focused on evidence-based knowledge documenting the circumstances of sexual violence and abuse against a child for situational crime prevention purposes. There is a premise that interaction between the potential offender and the environment shapes and leads to criminal behaviour. One of the effective strategies might be to expose the children to self-protection programmes at school and teach them to resist their offender which has the potential to result in unintended negative and serious consequences. In this context, the situational features of crime, taken individually or in interaction with offender characteristics, clearly merit increased attention from scholars and practitioners in the field.","PeriodicalId":41858,"journal":{"name":"Temida","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68853283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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