
Characteristics and consequences of psychopathic domestic violence
Author(s) -
Danka M. Radulović
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
temida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0941
pISSN - 1450-6637
DOI - 10.2298/tem0501011r
Subject(s) - mistake , psychology , intervention (counseling) , criminology , personality , domestic violence , sight , social psychology , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , law , psychiatry , political science , medicine , physics , astronomy
Domestic violence is a problem to which more attention is paid today. However, in its theoretical consideration, as well as in practical reaction, one must not lose sight of characteristics of domestic violence of one, rather numerous category of perpetrators who have psychopathic structure of personality. Domestic violence which offenders are psychopaths must be treated very carefully, because each mistake in intervention can cause much bigger damage to the victim than absence of reaction at all. Due to that, before any intervention, it would be necessary to make a diagnosis on whether the perpetrator has psychopathic structure of personality or not