TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN UKRAINE

Section 7Summarylives maz be named as the individual causes of violence. After the first experienceof abuse there appears a sense of impunity, indifference to others’ suffering,or even consider abuse as a kind of sport. This is partly explained bythe professional deformation of the individual, but only the individuals, whohad some features at the “input” into the system, can be deformed in sucha way, in the direction of violence. Hope in innocence of minors, their socialvulnerability falls into the same group of factors. They press not only thosesuspected of committing a crime, but also those from whom it is easy to getthe necessary evidence.3) Initially, we did not consider the hypothesis that the common cause ofabuse was corruption, namely the intent officials to get money for their abandoningphysical violence in a certain situation, closing the case, and so on.However, corruption wass mentioned both by the experts, who performedappropriate research, and persons released from custody, at a level clearlyhigher than the statistical error. Consequently, such cause of violence exists,and to prevent it it needs further study.4) The desire to assert themselves by belittling others and demonstrationof superiority are rather common causes of violence. It is difficult to pinpoint,when self-affirmation and demonstration of superiority are primarytargets of violence, and when they are only instruments to take acknowledgementof guilt. In the first case (domination as a target) this should beseen as overcompensation of inferiority complex, in the second as at oddswith legislation, but at least rational, pragmatic, and justifiable behavior.Sharply negative attitude towards suspects or prisoners, their consistent dehumanizationfalls into the group of factors pertaining to the professionaldeformation of the individual and also certifies that employee has at leastpsychological problems.The impact of violence on minors results in health disorders of varyingseverity. Stopping illegal behavior by violence in some cases may be justified,but the violence applied to minors cannot change the causes of this behavior.Turning to the medical terminology, it is the treatment of symptoms, not thecauses of the disease.We may add here the development of post-traumatic syndrome, whichwe have already mentioned as a kind of psychological impact. The hypotheticalresults may also include various neurotic and psychotic manifestations;however, for a detailed discussion of these effects we still need more data.189