Domestic violence and COVID-19 : the 2020 lockdown in the European Union

Domestic violence and COVID-19 : the 2020 lockdown in the European Union / Joachim Kersten, Michele Burman, Jarmo Houtsonen, Paul Herbinger, Norbert Leonhardmair, editors.

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 win...

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Other Authors: Kersten, Joachim, 1946- (Editor), Burman, Michèle (Editor), Houtsonen, Jarmo (Editor), Herbinger, Paul (Editor), Leonhardmair, Norbert (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2023]
Series:SpringerBriefs in criminology.
Subjects:
Since 2020
Family violence > European Union countries.
Intimate partner violence > European Union countries.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- > European Union countries.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- > Influence.
Family violence
Intimate partner violence
European Union countries
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preliminary Remark
  • Acknowledegement
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Domestic Violence and COVID-19 Lockdowns: A Shadow Pandemic?
  • 1 Comparative Trends of Domestic Violence in the Partner Countries
  • 2 Factors Assumed to Affect Domestic Violence Occurrence During COVID-19-Related Lockdowns
  • 2.1 Individual Level
  • 2.2 Organisational Level
  • 2.3 Societal Level
  • Austria
  • 1 COVID-19 Measures
  • 2 Official Statistics
  • 2.1 Police Sector
  • 2.2 Social Sector
  • 2.3 Medical Sector
  • 3 Survey Data
  • 4 Media Reporting
  • 5 Policy Development
  • 6 Expert Opinions
  • Finland
  • 1 COVID-19 Measures
  • 2 Official Statistics
  • 2.1 Police Sector
  • 2.2 Social Sector
  • 2.3 Medical Sector
  • 3 Media Reporting
  • 4 Expert Opinions
  • France
  • 1 COVID-19 Measures
  • 2 Official Statistics
  • 2.1 Police Sector
  • 2.2 Medical Sector
  • 2.3 Social Sector
  • 3 Media Reporting
  • 4 Expert Opinions
  • Germany
  • 1 COVID-19 Measures
  • 2 Official Statistics
  • 2.1 Police Sector
  • 2.2 Social Sector
  • 2.3 Medical Sector
  • 3 Survey Data
  • 4 Media Reporting
  • 5 Policy Development
  • 6 Expert Opinions
  • Hungary
  • 1 COVID-19 Measures
  • 2 Official Statistics
  • 2.1 Police
  • 2.2 Social Sector
  • 2.3 Medical Sector
  • 3 Media Reporting
  • 4 Policy Development
  • 5 Expert Opinions
  • Portugal
  • 1 COVID-19 Measures
  • 2 Official Statistics
  • 2.1 Police Sector
  • 2.2 Social Sector
  • 3 Media Reporting
  • 4 Policy Development
  • 5 Expert Opinions
  • Scotland
  • 1 COVID-19 Measures
  • 2 Official Statistics
  • 2.1 Police
  • 2.2 The Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse (DSDAS)
  • 2.3 Multi-Agency Tasking and Coordination (MATAC)
  • 2.4 Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs)
  • 2.5 Support Organisations and NGOs
  • 2.6 Health Services
  • 3 Survey Data
  • 4 Media Reporting
  • 5 Policy Development
  • 5.1 COVID-19 and Domestic Abuse Policy and Practice Guidance
  • Slovenia
  • 1 COVID-19 Measures
  • 2 Official Statistics
  • 2.1 Police Sector
  • 2.2 Calls Police Received
  • 2.3 Number of Domestic violence Crime Reports
  • 2.4 Social Sector
  • 2.5 Medical Sector
  • 3 Survey Data
  • 4 Media Reporting
  • 4.1 Policy Development
  • 4.2 Economic and Social Policy Measures
  • 5 Expert Opinions
  • Key Findings, Best Practices and Recommendations
  • 1 Key Findings
  • 1.1 The Differential Impact of COVID
  • 1.2 Data Inconsistencies
  • 1.3 Impact on Criminal Justice
  • 1.4 Helplines and Shelters
  • 1.5 Medical Sector
  • 1.6 Policy Developments
  • 1.7 Media
  • 2 Challenges and Best Practices
  • 3 Recommendations
  • References
  • Index

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