THE NEED OF EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Abstract

The paper deals with the thesis that our classical type of education is not always enough to prepare us for the real life matters. One of those matters, a really negative one, is the domestic violence. It is a not very comfortable issue to talk about or to admit its existence in our lives. Furthermore, it deals with the possibility to find a place for this education issue in our educational system and its curriculums. The main aim is to prepare and to give the knowledge about the matter of domestic violence to the youngsters at a reasonable age. It could help in the field of prevention and even in the situations when we have to face the domestic violence – to identify its forms, what can the legal consequences be, how can we act, how can the legal authorities help, what are their competences and how or where can we get legal aid. The paper uses mainly analytical methods to examine the current state and comparative methods too, to compare the current state and the status recommended by the aim of the paper. The main research result is an educational model in the field of domestic violence which is practical and useful in real life situations.