The topic of the thesis is domestic violence and its prevention. Domestic violence has been present in society from time immemorial, however only recently it has become a topic of public discussions. Domestic violence is not only a private matter of a particular family but it is a problem of the whole society. The first chapter introduces the issue of domestic violence. It aims at providing definition of domestic violence and it describes its key features (domestic violence is not an one-time act; violence escalates in relationship; everything happens in private; fixed roles are typical). Domestic violence tends to be cyclical when the periods of calm, tension and violence alternate. Victims may be exposed to physical violence, psychological violence, emotional violence, social violence, economic violence and sexual violence. The first chapter also deals with the causes of domestic violence and focuses on the myths associated with domestic violence. The second chapter characterizes and describes a profile of an offender. The majority of offenders are men (up to 90-95 %), however even a woman can be an aggressor in the relationship. The third chapter deals with victims and tries to picture their characteristics. The violence can be directed both at women and men. The violence can also affect seniors...

The diploma thesis on the topic of "Myths about Domestic Violence in Comparison with Reality" deals with incorrect and false notions which are connected with the given phenomenon. In the first part fundamental concepts, definitions, signs, types and forms are explained. The following part considers particular groups of myths about domestic violence. The first group focuses on myths denying the existence of the problem itself, where a myth about domestic violence as a private issue and a myth classifying domestic violence as a common struggle between partners are discussed. The second group deals with myths connected with the socioeconomic status of a family in which domestic violence takes place. The third group focuses on women and myths that it is women who are the causes of violence that their partners commit on them. It also deals with the effects which violence leaves on women. The last group of myths concentrates on men as batterers in domestic violence and perception of risk factors which can lead to their violent behaviour. The thesis relates to already existing publications, statistics and researches, in Czech as well as foreign literature.

The topic of my thesis is Legal Status of a Victim of Domestic Violence. It is devoted to domestic violence as a contemporary phenomenon and to the legal status of its victim. The purpose of the thesis is to analyse relevant Czech legislation and compare it with the real needs of a victim of such treatment. It attempts to give to the reader a comprehensive overview of this topic and also to suggest some amends aiming at better protection of the victim of domestic violence. The thesis consists of five chapters each of them dealing with different aspects of domestic violence and position of its victim. Chapter one is called The concept of a domestic violence: explanation and is subdivided into five parts. The first part deals with the definition of the concept and its elements. Part two lists kinds and forms of violent conduct. The third part points out the psychological consequences the victims of domestic violence may suffer from, such as the so called battered woman syndrome. Part four suggests that not only women may be victims of domestic violence and deals with selected specific aspects of situations when men, children or elderly people become victims of domestic violence. The last part of the first chapter is about victimization. Chapter two deals with the means of protection of a victim of...

The thesis deals with the problem of domestic violence and its prevention. The first part of the thesis focuses on defining the key notions necessary to understand speci-fic characteristics of domestic violence. The next part of the thesis concentrates on con-temporary legal regulations on domestic violence, progress up to now, and this is being followed up by suggestions de lege ferenda on the end of the thesis. The essential part of the thesis deals with prevention and tries to present improvement suggestions.

v anglickém jazyce Criminal aspects of domestic violence The subject-matter of this thesis are criminal law aspects of domestic violence that is why the focal point of my work is in an analysis of criminal law regulation of domestic violence and criminal offences committed in connection with it. Beside that I have tried to provide a general review of a phenomenon called domestic violence, of its character, basic attributes, types, effects and controversial issues. One chapter is about the regulation of criminal procedure, particularly about a victim's right of disposition and the new Victims of criminal offences Act. In the last chapter I have tried to analyse a few cases and show the most important criminal aspects of this issue.

1 Summary The topic of the diploma thesis is "Domestic violence and its prevention". The thesis is therefore divided into two parts - the first part dealing with the phenomenon of domestic violence and the second one focused on possibilities of prevention de lege lata and de lege ferenda. The main aim of the diploma thesis was to provide a general overview of this matter, analyze chosen aspects of domestic violence, emphasize related actual or controversial issues and after comparison with the foreign legal orders to suggest possible regulation of the issues not regulated. The presented diploma thesis consists of six chapters, each one dealing with another aspect of domestic violence. The first chapter should provide an introduction to the topic, define the scope of domestic violence and its features, explain principle of the cycle of violence and concentrate as well on the victimology. The second chapter scrutinizes the types and forms of domestic violence. The third chapter is dedicated to criminal law, examining criminal offences related to domestic violence and particular questions of the criminal procedure especially consent of the injured party to the prosecution and compensation of other than proprietary loss. The fourth chapter deals with comparison of the Czech legal regulation with the foreign...

Resumé (Aj) Domestic violence - in particular, criminological and criminal aspects The domestic violence is a significant societal problem which requires the attention of every state. But this opinion did not prevail in history. Although the domestic violence appeared across all social strata and historical periods, it was viewed as private problem of the family. In the Czech Republic the domestic violence has started to be considered as a public affair in last years. Nowadays the state guarantees especially a protection to victims of domestic violence. The legal order of the Czech Republic contains several acts affecting the domestic violence. The regulation of this phenomenon can be found in both private and public law. The aim of my thesis is to provide an integrated view to the domestic violence issue focusing on criminological and criminal aspects. This thesis is divided into eight chapters. First I tried to define a fundamental characteristics of domestic violence, then I turned my attention to the victimilogy and mainly to victims of domestic violence and impacts of the violence on their psyche. Third chapter is devoted to the Domestic Violence Act, which contains in particular legislation relating to expulsion as a protective instrument against domestic violence or introduces intervention centers....

Domestic violence and its prevention My Master's degree thesis is titled "Domestic violence and its prevention". The purpose of my thesis is to present the domestic violence as an important phenomenon which our society contends with. The domestic violence represents a problem which has an essential influence on its victims, it causes substantial effects on their private live, family relationships and also their health. The thesis is composed of eleven chapters, each of them is subdivided into several subchapters. Opening chapters deal with the criminological aspects of the domestic violence, subsequent chapters concern the legal matters regarding the domestic violence. Final chapters attend to the prevention of the domestic violence and analyze the occurrence of the domestic violence in the Czech Republic. Chapter One is introductory and raises basic issues connected with the topic of the domestic violence. The chapter is subdivided into eight subchapters which define the term of the domestic violence, name its signs and tokens, distinguish between particular types and varieties of the domestic violence, describe the domestic violence as a dynamic phenomenon and declare the causes of this phenomenon. Consequential passages characterise the participants of the domestic violence. Chapter Two relates...

(Aj) Domestic violence and its prevention This diploma thesis handles comprehensivly topic of domestic violence and its prevention. It is a very serious social problem. Home of victims of domestic violence turns into a place full of abuse and fear. Violence against close persons is committed since time immemorial but in the interest of the professional public was given only a few decades ago. The aim of this thesis is to describe crimiological aspects of domestic violence and to introduce legal regulation system related to this phenomen. Unfortunately domestic violence occurs often with high latency and everyone could be a victim. To eliminate this type of violence it is especially important to know this phenomenon well and to put these findings into awareness of society because in the society number of myths regarding domestic violence still remains, which makes preventing such violence more difficult and causes secondary victimization. The first part of this thesis shows how dangerous phenomen domestic violence is. It defines domestic violence, describes its characters, categories, forms of used violence and causes of this kind of violence. It also deals with offenders and also victims, including devastating impacts to their menatl and physical health. The second part is devoted to legal...

Student Number : 9601703X - MA research report - School of Human and Community Development, Centre for Psychology - Faculty of Humanities / Domestic violence is recognized as a pervasive problem in South Africa. This study focused on the narratives of four abused women and attempted to establish the significance of sheltering in their lives. A qualitative research design was used based on semi-structured interviews and a short follow-up questionnaire, which were analysed thematically. The findings supported past research, indicating that the women’s experiences were very diverse, and they contained many similar features to those reported in previous studies. Each of the four women was not a passive victim, having taken the decision to leave an abusive and violent relationship. Sheltering provided for these women the protected space necessary to move beyond, and in addition provided structure and social support necessary to start to transcend the abuse. Sheltering was found to fill in the gaps created by a society in transition, in which abuse and violence are often tolerated or condoned within the existing social and family structures.