Violence against women is a violation of fundamental human rights and often leads to serious injuries and even death. According to the survey conducted by the World Health Organization, family violence in the family is the most common form of violence against women and affects 30% of women worldwide (WHO, 2013). Given the widespread and frequent occurrence of violence against women and domestic violence, the Council of Europe has adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women and Family Violence, The Istanbul Convention. Implementation of Istanbul Conventions requires certain changes in Croatian legislation, in particular the Criminal Code and the Law on Protection against Domestic Violence. Not all agree with the convention and the Initiative Truth about Istanbul Convention, declare their views and argue that the Istanbul Convention should be canceled because it threatens society, which is unfounded because articles that are in dispute already exist in Croatian legislation and did not lead to negative consequences. Attitudes of society as a whole can affect reactions to violence, and judging by the experiences of victims of domestic violence and attitudes of experts coming in direct contact with victims of domestic violence, it is necessary to work on the education of experts, especially police officers and employees of social services centers about the problem of domestic violence.