Intimate partner violence

Nasilje je oduvijek bilo prisutno u društvu, a nasilje u partnerskim odnosima postao je široko prisutan društveni problem kojim se aktivno bavi sve više autora u svojim istraživanjima. Partnersko nasilje uključuje razne oblike ponašanja počinitelja prema žrtvi te ostavlja brojne negativne posljedice. Osim posljedica koje se javljaju kod žrtava partnerskog nasilja, javljaju se i neki negativni učinci kod stručnjaka koji se bave partnerskim nasiljem. Nasilje može biti prisutno među partnerima svake životne dobi, pa tako osim odrasle dobi postoji i partnersko nasilje u adolescentskim vezama koje također ima svoje specifičnosti. Krizne globalne situacije, poput pandemije uzrokovane koronavirusom, imaju snažan utjecaj na partnersko nasilje jer se ono u takvim situacijama povećava. Zbog svog intenziteta i obujma, javlja se sve veća potreba za radom na prevenciji problema partnerskog nasilja. Za rad na problemu partnerskog nasilja, jako je bitna suradnja nadležnih tijela kako bi se učinkovito suzbijao ovaj društveni problem.Violence has always been present in society, and violence in partner relationships has become a widely present social problem that more and more authors are actively dealing with in their research. Partner violence includes various forms of behavior of the perpetrator towards the victim and leaves numerous negative consequences. In addition to the consequences that occur in victims of intimate partner violence, there are also some negative effects in experts who deal with intimate partner violence. Violence can be present between partners of any age, so in addition to adulthood, there is also partner violence in adolescent relationships, which also has its own specificities. Crisis global situations, such as the pandemic caused by the coronavirus, have a strong impact on partner violence because it increases in such situations. Due to its intensity and volume, there is an increasing need to work on the prevention of the problem of intimate partner violence. To work on the problem of intimate partner violence, the cooperation of competent authorities is very important in order to effectively combat this social problem