Domestic violence and its prevention

Domestic violence and its prevention The thesis is concerned with the problematics of domestic violence and its prevention. The aim of the thesis is to analyze the legal institutes that are provided by the Czech legislation for protection against domestic violence. The thesis is divided into six chapters each of which adresses special aspects of the problematics. The first chapter introduces the phenomenon of domestic violence. It tries to define the notion of domestic violence, describe its features and forms so that these pieces of information can be used in further parts of the thesis. Subsequently, it deals with theories that try to explain the causes of domestic violence. The second chapter is concerned general characteristics and personal traits of the perpetrator. Attention is also dedicated to gender aspects. The third chapter concentrates on general characteristics of the victim and adresses the process of victimization, i.e. the transformation of a potential victim into a real one. Primary, secondary and tertiary victimization are to be distinguished. The next part describes the mental consequences of the victim of domestic violence. Special attention is given to individual groups of victims - men, children, seniors, women. The fourth chapter surveys the relevant Czech legislation and..