DJECA KAO ŽRTVE NASILJA
CHILDREN AS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE

Summary/Abstract: More than a billion children - half of all children in the world - are exposed to violence every year. Studies dealing with the biological basis of the consequences of violence against children show that the stress associated with violence can cause a variety of impairments and a lot of problems. Economic estimates suggest that the costs associated with the consequences of violence against children exceed $ 120 billion a year worldwide. Violence against children is as old a phenomenon as human civilization, it has multiple, long-lasting and extremely serious consequences for the child's development, and it often ends with death. Solving the problem of children and crime requires a willingness to put real commitment behind new ideas. In Montenegro, there are three shelters for women and children victims of violence and one public institution where children victims of violence are cared for. The principle of humanity in proceedings related to protection from violence, the right to psychosocial and legal assistance, as well as social and medical protection is also envisaged. All examples and presented data (Council of Europe) lead to the conclusion that the prosecution and courts usually do not recognize the gravity of the situation in which children are victims of violence and consequently qualify the acts committed as acts of lesser responsibility, or do not recognize that children are victims, which on the other hand affects the outcome of the proceedings, especially with regard to the sentence imposed on the defendant. Such court practice is not in line with the Istanbul Convention, the principles of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the court practice of the European Court, which finds that children who attend violence should be considered victims and that institutions should take appropriate security measures.

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