Prevention of offenses in the sphere of family and domestic relations

January 26, 2022

From January 27 to 30, 2022, a special comprehensive event "Byt" (Domestic) will be held in the Gluboksky district. Family and domestic relations are hidden from prying eyes. When constant scandals in the family escalate into tragedy, only then do they become public and end in punishment.

From January 27 to 30, 2022, a special comprehensive event "Byt" (Domestic) will be held in the Gluboksky district.

Family and domestic relations are hidden from prying eyes. When constant scandals in the family escalate into tragedy, only then do they become public and end in punishment. Often, family hooligans manage to evade responsibility due to the indulgence of the victimized family members and the indifference of neighbors. This is precisely why one of the main tasks of the police in combating "domestic" crime is to foster an active life position among citizens and intolerance towards the slightest manifestations of domestic violence.

Many victims of family hooligans feel dependent on them. Due to constant beatings and humiliation, they are broken, so they often resign themselves to their fate and endure suffering throughout their lives. This happens for various reasons: some fear publicity, changes in social status, or condemnation, while others fear instability in life (often it is the lack of housing or means of subsistence that forces victims to tolerate violence for many years). This is precisely what domestic abusers exploit. For them, the victim's fear is the main lever of control over her.

The identification and suppression of domestic offenses are one form of prevention and warning of more serious crimes against life and health of citizens, especially those committed in the sphere of domestic relations. However, conducting prevention without the desire of the victims themselves is not an easy task. And it is a pity that not many people understand the importance of responsibility for so-called "minor offenses." Impunity leads to an increase in the offender's self-esteem and permissiveness of his unlawful actions, which in turn can lead to irreparable consequences.

The instrument of individual prevention of offenses committed in the sphere of family and domestic relations, in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On the Fundamentals of

"preventive measure against offenses" is a protective order, which imposes restrictions on certain actions for a citizen who has committed domestic violence. In accordance with the Law, a protective order obliges a citizen who has committed domestic violence to temporarily leave the residential premises shared with the victim of domestic violence, to refrain from communicating with them, and prohibits the disposal of jointly owned property for a period of 3 to 30 days. A person who violates the requirements of a protective order faces liability in the form of a fine of up to ten basic units, or community service, or administrative arrest.

Large-scale measures are being carried out jointly with interested departments, aimed at preventing offenses in the sphere of family and domestic relations. In 2021, police officers, for the purpose of placing individuals on preventive record, brought 141 persons abusing alcoholic beverages to a narcologist at the "Glubokoe Central Regional Hospital" for medical examination. In total, the court made decisions on isolation in a treatment and rehabilitation facility for 18 persons, of whom 4 were women. There are 94 persons on the preventive record at the Department of Internal Affairs, of whom: 64 were brought to administrative responsibility for offenses committed while intoxicated, 30 were brought to administrative responsibility for offenses committed in the sphere of family and domestic relations, and 38 protective orders were issued against persons who committed domestic violence.

In order to provide assistance to persons in a crisis situation (who have been subjected to psychophysical violence), employees of the Department of Internal Affairs, when responding to reports of conflicts in the sphere of family and domestic relations, offer victims of domestic violence to seek temporary shelter in a "crisis room".

 

Senior Prevention Inspector of the Glubokoe Department of Internal Affairs V.L. Kukovenkov