In early 2010, The Human Rights Committee Vranje – SOS Hotline Vranje released a study entitled„The work of the institutions in the protection against domestic violence in Pcinja district“ that covered period from January to December 2008 and from January to June 2009.
The author of the study is a professor Nevena Petrusic, dean of the Faculty of Law in Nis. The research is the first to examine the results of work of social welfare centers, police, municipal public prosecutor’s office, misdemeanor courts and civil and criminal courts in Pcinja district.
The research was dedicated to all killed women and children, victims of domestic violencein Pcinja district in 2008 .
One of the goals was also to acquire knowledge of cross-sectoral cooperation at the local level in the field of prevention and providing protection, assistance and support to the victims of domestic violence.