THE PROTOCOL ON PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM PARENTAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND CONSEQUENCES FOR CHILDREN’S INTEGRITY AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

Jelena Marinković

doi:10.51738/kpolisa.2026.1r.jm

Authors

Jelena Marinković University Business Academy, Novi Sad, Serbia, Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary in Novi Sad https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6677-7423

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51738/kpolisa.2026.1r.jm

Keywords:

child abuse, child neglect, parents, consequences

Abstract

The paper summarizes the legal regulations regarding child protection in case of parental abuse and neglect. The current protection system was analyzed, and gained insight are presented alongside explaining a l steps for ensuring the we l-being of the child. An attempt was made to point out the importance of the current protection system implemented by the guardianship authority and other amenable authorities, but also to examine the issue critica ly by presenting a case from practice that i lustrates opportunities for continuous improvement. The methods used in writing this paper are: theoretical analysis of available content from legal acts and relevant scientific papers, normative method, synthesis of relevant information within various fields, such as law and psychology, and concretization based on the presented case from practice. The aim of this paper is to introduce the protection measures, the basic rights of the child and the principle of its best interest in all procedures, as we l as to point out the work methods of Center for Social Work. Despite the lack of adequate data on the extent of these actions against children, the paper emphasizes the need for establishing a more efficient reporting system and changing people's awareness regarding the correctness of such behavior. Due to aforementioned difficulties in obtaining sufficient and relevant data on the topic, there is a lack of statistics that would expedite the development of prevention measures and the system improvements.

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