Domestic Violence and COVID-19 : The 2020 Lockdown in the European Union / edited by Joachim Kersten, Michele Burman, Jarmo Houtsonen, Paul Herbinger, Norbert Leonhardmair.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kersten, Joachim., Editor.

Burman, Michèle, Editor.

Houtsonen, Jarmo, Editor.

Herbinger, Paul., Editor.

Leonhardmair, Norbert., Editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in criminology 2192-8541

SpringerBriefs in Criminology, 2192-8541

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology.

Public health.

Crime Control and Security.

Research Methods in Criminology.

Public Health.

Local Subjects:

Crime Control and Security.

Research Methods in Criminology.

Public Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 96 pages 16 illustrations, 15 illustrations in color)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Contained In:

Springer Nature eBook

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This brief maps the available data augmented by expert interviews on the impact of the Covid-19 measures on DV in eight European Member States during the first lock-down. The volume addresses an on-going situation, additionally complicated by renewed lockdown restrictions during autumn and early winter 2020. It assesses the assumptions of an imminent wave of domestic violence against reliable data from crime statistics, surveys, and various institutions responding to domestic violence. Collecting partner country reports from Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Scotland and Slovenia, it demonstrates the effects that lockdown measures starting March 2020 had on reported DV incidents. It considers the differences between each country with respect to policing, legal systems, social and cultural factors and highlights best practices to prevent conditions resulting from Covid-19 lockdown undermining victims' security and frontline responders' capacities to provide services and prevent domestic violence.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Comparative trends of domestic violence

Chapter 3. Human factors of domestic violence affected by Covid-19

Chapter 4. Country reports: development and response to DV in eight member states

Chapter 5. Key findings, best practices, and recommendations.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783031153358

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.