Diagnosing a Local System for Combating Domestic Violence: The Example of Gmina Skawina, Poland

Abstract

This article considers diagnosing a local system for combating domestic violence as exemplified by Gmina Skawina, Poland. In the theoretical part, the article discusses definitional issues related to domestic violence and presents the characteristics of the Polish system for combating domestic violence. The second part presents the methodological assumptions of the process of diagnosing domestic violence in Gmina Skawina, and discusses selected research results and conclusions from empirical analyses.