Publication date: 17.04.2024
Domestic violence is actions or omissions that occur within a family or within a residence and include physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence. This may include relatives, former or current spouses, or other persons living together, regardless of whether they are in a family relationship or married.
Types of domestic violence:
1. Economic violence: this is a form of violence that includes intentional deprivation of housing, food, clothing, funds, documents, or the ability to use them. It may also include a ban on working, studying, and other offenses of an economic nature.
2. Psychological abuse: This form of abuse includes verbal abuse, threats, humiliation, harassment and intimidation. It is aimed at limiting a person's will, control in the reproductive sphere and can harm mental health.
3. Sexual abuse: This includes any act of a sexual nature committed without the consent of an adult or against a child. It can also include being forced to have sex with a third party.
4. Physical violence: These are various actions such as slapping, kicking, pushing, pinching, whipping, biting, as well as unlawful deprivation of liberty, beating, biting and causing bodily harm of various degrees of severity. This can include leaving a person in danger, failing to help someone in a life-threatening condition, and even causing death.
Responsibility for committing domestic violence
Domestic violence is subject to both administrative and criminal liability. Let's take a closer look at this:
Administrative responsibility:
According to Article 173-2 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, the following sanctions may be applied for domestic violence:
Fine from 170 to 340 (340-680) hryvnias.
Performance of public works for 30-40 (40-60) hours.
Arrest up to 10 (15) days.
Criminal liability:
According to Article 126-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (CPC of Ukraine), the following sanctions may be applied for domestic violence:
Performance of community service for 150-240 hours or arrest for up to 6 months.
Restriction of freedom for up to 5 years.
Imprisonment for up to 2 years.
Special measures to combat domestic violence include:
Temporary Restraining Order: This is a legal document that can be issued by a court or law enforcement agencies. It prohibits the person who committed the violence from approaching or contacting the victim.
Restraining order: This order can restrict the movements or actions of the person who committed the abuse. For example, she may be required not to approach the victim or visit certain places.
Taking the abuser into preventive custody: This may include psychiatric evaluation and observation of the abuser to prevent further offending.
Referring the abuser to an offender program: This can be a rehabilitation program, counseling, or other interventions aimed at changing the behavior of the person who committed the abuse.
It is important that society supports victims of violence and works to prevent domestic violence. Regardless of the form of responsibility, the commission of violence is a serious violation that can harm the physical and mental health of the victims.
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