Title Children’s victimisation in Lithuania: context, forms and prevalence
Authors Pocienė, Aušra ; Kalpokas, Vaidas ; Aleknevičienė, Jolanta
DOI 10.1007/978-3-032-07092-0_9
ISBN 9783032070913
eISBN 9783032070920
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Is Part of Children’s rights in Central and Eastern Europe: a comparative analysis with a spotlight on Lithuania / editors: Agnė Limantė, Rūta Vaičiūnienė.. Cham : Springer, 2025. p. 163-181.. ISBN 9783032070913. eISBN 9783032070920
Keywords [eng] children ; victimisation ; Lithuania ; ISRD
Abstract [eng] Children’s victimisation is one of the indicators of the child’s rights situ ation in a country. This chapter focuses on recorded children’s criminal victimisa tion and their latent victimisation in Lithuania. The authors first briefly look at the changing social context since the 1990s. On the one hand, growing economic wel fare and decreasing overall crime rates seem to be laying the foundations for a safer and better life for all residents and children, too. On the other hand, an ageing soci ety, growing divorce rates, and accelerating adolescents’ involvement in cyberspace open new potential sources of insecurity. Secondly, the chapter focuses on regis tered criminal victimisation of Lithuanian children, noting that though general reg istered numbers of victimised children are decreasing, the forms of crime children are exposed to are of a dangerous nature. Most children experience physical or sexual violence, and adults from their close environment are the perpetrators in the majority of cases. Thirdly, the authors present the quantitative data from youth delinquency and victimisation surveys that revealed the high latency of children’s victimisation. Victimisation survey data showed that cyberbullying, theft, and parental violence are those infringements that most commonly affect children and are often underreported or unreported.
Published Cham : Springer, 2025
Type Book part
Language English
Publication date 2025
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