Teen dating violence: prevention programs and legislative framework for violence prevention

Nasilje u adolescentskim vezama, odnosno vezama mladih, jedna je od najzastupljenijih vrsta nasilja među mladima. Unatoč velikoj pojavnosti, ono je i dalje slabo istraženo područje i malo je dostupnih podataka. Ovaj rad bavi se tematikom nasilja u mladenačkim vezama primarno iz perspektive javnih politika odnosno postojećeg zakonodavnog okvira u Hrvatskoj. Cilj ovog rada je dati kritički osvrt na postojeće zakonodavne okvire za prevenciju nasilja u vezama mladih. Zakonodavni okviri u Hrvatskoj podjednako su nerazvijeni i neusmjereni nasilju u mladenačkim vezama kao i dostupni statistički podaci. Zato je bitno posvetiti više pozornosti istraživanjima na ovome području i stvaranju odgovarajućeg zakonodavnog okvira kako bi prevencija u budućnosti bila kvalitetnija.Violence in adolescent relationships or youth relationships is one of the most common types of violence among young people. Despite its high incidence, it is still a poorly researched area and little data is available. This paper deals with the topic of violence in youth relationships primarily from the perspective of public policies and the existing legislative framework in Croatia. The aim of this paper is to give a critical review of the existing legislative frameworks for the prevention of violence in youth relationships. Legislative frameworks in Croatia are as underdeveloped and undirected to violence in youth relationships as available statistics. That is why it is important to pay more attention to research in this area and to create an appropriate legislative framework so that prevention in the future will be of better quality