Custodial Violence And Its Impact

No person may be tortured or abused, obtain treatment or punishment is inhuman or demeaned her dignity, including the suspect imposed detention. This study aims to determine the protection of the rights of prisoners in Sinjai District Police have been appropriate or not to human rights. The research was conducted at the Police Resort Sinjai. Data obtained derived from primary data and secondary data using the techniques of data collection through field research and literature research is then processed by the formulation of the problem quantitatively, are presented in tables and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that 36% of prisoners are not informed officially about the right legal counsel so that 36% did not know their legal counsel free of charge to those who can not afford a penalty of 5 years or more, still contained 36% were forced to admit his guilt during interrogation and 36% received violence during examination, and 36% received specific threats by the investigators as not admitting guilt when questioned as to be slapped or beaten, but in general for the custody case, like the case of theft. It was concluded that there are infringing on the rights of prisoners are not in accordance with the human rights perspective in Sinjai District Police.Expected sosioalisasi regarding legal aid should be increased as well as the procedures for obtaining legal aid for those who can not should be made easy so that legal aid funds can be channeled to the maximum as well as for persons who have committed human rights violations against the detainees to be given heavy penalties.

International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development, 2019

This paper examine violence against women emanates from the social hypothesis of superiority of men over women. Insubordination of women legitimizes gender violence and grants social sanction to the ignoble treatment meted out to women. Manifestations of violence encompass physical aggression, such as blows of varying intensity, burns, sexual abuse and rape, physiological violence through insults, humiliation, coercion, blackmail, economic and emotional threats and control over speech, action and behavior. In extreme cases the result of this violence is death. The incidence of violence prevalent in manwoman relationship takes place in the context of the family, state and society. In most cases the male aggression towards women and girls remains tacit, hidden or unrevealed.

International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, 2020

The very concepts of violence, studies of its forms from the criminal law viewpoint may be instrumental in dissociating criminalised violent actions from non-criminalised though having a legal significance or the actions falling outside the area of criminal regulation; furthermore, such studies can help identify the actions that in criminal law should be viewed as socially useful (for instance, the circumstances excluding criminal responsibility). It should be noted that the concept of violence and identification of its expression forms have not only a theoretical value, but also, as has been by this study proven, is applicable in legislation (for instance, for the purpose of criminalising different types of violence), as well as in case law (for instance, when identifying possible violence manifestation options). In the light of the above the present paper focuses on the definition of violence, the possible forms of its manifestation; the authors also looked into the specific forms the coercive criminal acts can acquire in the legislation.

Domestic violence is an offence and is one of the major causes for increase of crime index of the state. Domestic violence is destructive behavior in an intimate relationship where one person tries to dominate and control other in a dating or marital relationship or in cohabitation, which causes physical, psychological or sexual harm to those in that relationship. In this paper the author tries to explain the root causes of domestic violence which includes certain rick factors such as individual, relationship, community, societal, legal and political factors. These factors are responsible for domestic violence and it’s consequences on the victim’s psychological as well as physical health in day to day life. The paper also highlights the difference forms of domestic violence such as physical, psychological, emotional, sexual, verbal or economic. The author also makes an attempt to highlight the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships. The paper also brings in to light various strategies to prevent domestic violence.

2015

Actions and implementations continue increasingly in Turkey to stop domestic violence, while the issue preserves its place in public agenda. The Turkish National Police, who has a major role in the fight to stop domestic violence, organizes within its organization as well as with other institutions training seminars to increase awareness for its employees and for other stakeholders. The aim of this paper is to study the behavior, attitude and believes of police personnel against those who have been victim of domestic violence, identify mistakes and offer solutions. With this purpose interviews have been conducted with the administrators of Mor Catı Kadın Sıgınagı Vakfı [Purple Roof Woman Shelter Foundation] and Kadın Adayları Destekleme Dernegi-KA.DER [Women Candidates Support Association] to identify the mistakes of police in their responses to domestic violence issues. Additionally an analysis is provided of a survey conducted at Elmadag Vocational Police School with police office...

Romania's integration into the European Union caused a growing preoccupation with the protection of fundamental human rights whereas the fight against family violence became a central topic of the national policy. In this context, both the legislation and strategies adopted in the field have been modified in order to prevent and fight against this serious phenomenon. At both national and local levels, efforts have been made to conceive a series of instruments considered as absolutely necessary for the evaluation of this phenomenon and for the opportune intervention in due time, in order to guarantee better ways of protecting the most vulnerable categories, namely women and children. At the same time, there have been various efforts to incorporate the national legislation within the limits established by the international law in the field and to make the working methods used in the case of family violence meet the current European standards. The emphasis is laid on both the teamwork of the professionals who try to identify, take over and deal with the cases of family violence, but also on all the activities for preventing family violence. The fight against family violence represents also a fight for the protection of children and human rights as they are established in the UN Convention on the rights of the child, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 2003

Britain International of Humanities and Social Sciences (BIoHS) Journal, 2020

The aims of the study is to find out the law enforcement against perpetrators of domestic violence in terms of legislation and islamic law. this research was conducted by examining library materials or secondary data relating to divorce on the grounds of domestic violence. Furthermore, using a normative juridical approach, it is intended to get clarity about divorce on the grounds of domestic violence. The result shows that the criminal law policy in the formulation of a system of criminal sanctions against perpetrators of a crime in domestic violence according to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act (UUPKDRT) uses an alternative formulation system type. Criminal sentences in the form of imprisonment or fines with minimum and maximum rules. In Article 44 (physical violence), Article 45 (psychological violence), and Article 49 (neglect) there is no stipulation of a criminal minimum limit that only mentions a maximum limit

Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2021

The paper analyzes and elaborates the protection from domestic violence, the subjects protected by law, the protection measures provided by law such as: lawsuit, court order, shelter of the victim, issuance of protection order, investigation, identification and responsibilities of the police on the basis of the law on the protection of victims of domestic violence. The paper will also analyze the measures taken to prevent domestic violence, strategies and efforts. Mutual police communications with the public through press releases, leaflets, leaflets, targeting negative phenomena in society, transparency on all taboo topics in the public interest but understood on the basis of legal restrictions. The paper also included research by various authors from both national and international perspectives on domestic violence. The paper uses inductive and deductive research methods, as well as analytical and comparative methods. This paper contributes to the existing scientific literature, especially the legal, criminological and victimological literature. Furthermore, this paper is likely to contribute to the work of NGOs that deal with providing victims of domestic violence, but also to the work of state bodies for the prevention of domestic violence, which is and remains a national challenge.