Domestic violence against men

U ovom radu nastoji se ukazati kako nasilje kao široko rasprostanjeno ponašanje i kršenje temeljnih ljudskih prava ostavlja iza sebe strašne i dugotrajne posljedice. Nasilja u obitelji, ali i u partnerskim vezama, često se smatraju skrivenim i nevidljivim, a ujedno i mnogo opasnijim u odnosu na druge oblike. Iako je generalno mišljenje da je nasilno ponašanje karakteristično za muške počinitelje, onoje moguće i prema drugim članovima obitelji, točnije prema samim muškarcima. Sredinom 70-ih godina 20. stoljeća javljaju se autori sa sve glasnijim zagovaranjem postojanja kako obostranog tako i jednosmjernog nasilja nad muškarcima. Definiranjem i podjelom oblika nasilja u obitelji i partnerskim vezama omogućit će se lakše razumijevanje ovog dosada zanemarenog fenomena, a konačno i prepoznavanje njegovih specifičnosti. Ovim radom nastoje se prikazati mogući razlozi spomenutog dugotrajnog zanemarivanja, karakteristike i motivi počiniteljica ovakvog oblika nasilja, kao i manjak dostupne pomoći za muške žrtve.The purpose of this paper is to indicate how violence, as a widespread behaviour and violation of fundamental human rights, has terrible and long-lasting effects. Domestic violence, as well as intimate partner violence, is often considered hidden and invisible, but is far more dangerous than other forms of violence. Although it is generally believed that the aggressive behaviour is typical of men, it is also possible that they become victims. In the mid-1970s there were authors who loudly advocated the existence of both common couple violence and unilateral violence against men. By defining forms of domestic violence and intimate partner violence, it will become easier to understand this hitherto neglected phenomenon and to recognize its particularities. This paper seeks to present possible reasons of the aforementioned long-term neglect as well as to define traits and motives of female perpetrators of this kind of abuse. Furthermore, it also stresses a lack of help available for male victims of domestic violence