Domestic Violence and COVID-19

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.

Kersten, Joachim, Professor, Dr. soz. habil. (University of Constance; Germany), Dr. soz. (University of Tuebingen, Germany), M.A. (McMaster University, Hamilton, ONT, Canada); Senior Research Professor at the Criminology Dept. of the German Police University (DHPOL), a graduate school for German and European police leadership. He has taught at the University of Melbourne, Rikkyo University Tokyo, Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. USA, and at the University of Police Science in Baden-Württemberg. He was guest professor in Sydney, NSW, Maastricht, The Netherlands, and at the University of Zurich in Switzerland.

Jarmo Houtsonen, PhD, is a Senior Researcher at the Police University College of Finland. His research interests cover policing and internal security. His latest publications relate to online surveillance, domestic violence, and community policing. Dr. Houtsonen has been actively involved in several national and international R&D projects funded e.g. byEuropean Commission, NordForsk and the Academy of Finland. Before joining the Police University College in 2011 Dr. Houtsonen was a University Lecturer at the University of Eastern Finland.Burman, Michele, Professor, BA. Sociology and Psychology (University of Cape Town); BA.Hons Clinical Psychology (UNISA); MSc Legal Studies (Criminology) University of Edinburgh; PhD University of Edinburgh. Michele is Professor of Criminology within the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) at the University of Glasgow. She has extensive experience of teaching and researching responses to gender-based violence, spanning over 30 years. Her key areas of research interest include criminal justice responses to rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse; violence and social harm; the punishment of women, and; young women and girls in conflict with the law, and she has published widely in these areas. From 2015 to 2020, Michele was Co-Editor-in-Chief of the international