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VRŠNJAČKO NASILJE, PREVENCIJA I TRETMAN
PEER VIOLENCE, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

Author(s): Valentina Smolović
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Studies in violence and power, Penology, Victimology
Published by: CENTAR MODERNIH ZNANJA
Keywords: peer violence; victim; perpetrator; treatment;

Summary/Abstract: Peer violence is a negative social phenomenon that has occurred throughout history. It has always been and is still a very big problem that has recently created a headache for the entire Montenegrin public. Fights at school, fights in front of the school, seriously injured minors whose lives are being fought for by doctors are becoming our everyday life. How to prevent, how to treat? How to find the best solution? It is necessary to call things by their right names, recognize violence and act accordingly in a timely and adequate manner. Peer violence is any behavior that meets several elements, it is an act that aims to cause harm to someone, it is repeated over a period of time, the balance of power between the perpetrator and the victim is unequal. In this paper, we have emphasized the characteristics of peer violence, as well as the prevention and suppression of this deviant phenomenon and the implementation of adequate treatment.

  • Issue Year: XI/2026
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 435-443
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrine
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