Organizacja społeczna w prawnokarnej ochronie ofiar przemocy w rodzinie

On 29 April 2014, Poland adopted a new National Programme for the Prevention of Domestic Violence 2014-2020. This article discusses the role of social organization in the legal protection of victims of domestic violence. The article explains what is domestic violence and what kinds of crimes are with it connected. The author points out what forms of legal assistance are provided to the victims of domestic violence by citizens of society, who are working in the social organization, with particular emphasis on activities of these organizations in the protection of victims in criminal proceedings. This publication also presents the rules of activities and powers of representative of the social organization in the judicial criminal proceedings. The author argues that social organizations are an important instrument for the protection of victims of domestic violence in Poland.