Domestic violence is a crime

Abstract

Introduction of the article 118a in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia is just the beginning of a thorny road in order to penalize domestic violence. Domestic violence existed at all times, in various forms, and it was always tolerated. Domestic violence should be stopped for several reasons, among which two are basic: domestic violence affects not only family but society as well, and because of the fact that large number of victims of domestic violence become abusers.U vodjenjem clana 118-a u Krivicni zakon Srbije zapocet je trnovit put ka sankcionisanju nasilja u porodici. Treba reci da je ono u razlicitim oblicima postojalo oduvek. Ali da je na zalost i tolerisano. Nasilju u krugu porodice treba stati na put. Iz vise razloga. Dva su osnovna. Jedan je taj sto se ono ne zadrzava samo u porodicnom krugu vec se presipa u drustvo kao celinu. Drugi, jer zrtve porodicnog nasilja u velikom broju slucajeva postaju nasilnici.