Temporal trends in epidemiological parameters of domestic homicide and femicide in Greece over the last decade have not yet been studied. We conducted this study to fulfill this purpose. Specifically, we conducted a retrospective epidemiological study using 11-year data from the official nationwide Hellenic Police Archives and statistically analyzed data regarding domestic homicide and femicide. Overall, 1370 records of homicides among which 236 domestic homicides were identified. The pattern emerging from the statistical results of the present study highlighted the phenomenon of femicide as the gravest current issue to be interpreted and addressed. Nationally, the average number of homicides was 114.2/year, among which 19.7 domestic homicides. However, in 2021, while a decrease was recorded in homicides in general to 89 incidents per year, domestic homicides skyrocketed to 34 cases, reaching the highest annual number ever nationally recorded. On average, domestic homicides account for 18.2% of all homicides in Greece. In 2021, however, this percentage rose to 38.2%. The number of male victims of domestic homicide has declined over the years, with a further decline in 2021, in stark contrast to the number of women escalating over time and even more sharply in 2021. The proportion of female victims of domestic homicides in Greece was fourfold higher on average. The fact that cases of domestic homicide and femicide have received a lot of media attention, the recent Greek financial crisis, as well as increased alcohol and drug consumption due to the COVID-19 pandemic constitute possible aggravating factors.

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Καλές πρακτικές στην συνεργασία μεταξύ αστυνομίας και κοινωνικών υπηρεσιών στην αντιμετώπιση περιστατικών ενδοοικογενειακής βίας Χαντηφωτίου Σεβαστή, Φώτου Ελένη, Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης Μωϊσίδης Ιγνάτιος, Ελληνική Αστυνομία ΠΕΡIΛΗΨΗ Είναι ερευνητικά θεμελιωμένο από την διεθνή βι-βλιογραφία ότι οι αστυνομικές αρχές είναι το πρώ-το λιμάνι βοήθειας που απευθύνονται οι κακο-ποιημένες γυναίκες προκειμένου να αναζητήσουν υποστήριξη και προστασία εφόσον αποφασίσουν να κινηθούν δημόσια για το πρόβλημα της βίας που υφίστανται. Παράλληλα και αμέσως μετά, φαί-νεται να αναζητούν την βοήθεια των κοινωνικών υπηρεσιών προκειμένου να ζητήσουν συμβουλευ-τική, αλλά και νομική και ψυχολογική ενημέρωση και υποστήριξη. Το άρθρο αυτό παρουσιάζει τα κανάλια συνεργασίας των δύο αυτών κεντρικών φορέων όπου απευθύνονται οι γυναίκες-θύματα βίας, όπως αυτή προκύπτει από το παράδειγμα εφαρμογής τους σε μια πόλη της βόρειας Ελλάδας. Το μοντέλο συνεργασίας παρουσιάζει μια σειρά καλών πρακτικών μεταξύ των επαγγελματιών και επιβεβαιώνει την πορεία μιας επιτυχούς διαδρο-μής προς την αντιμετώπιση του φαινομένου της ενδοοικογενειακής βίας. ΛΕΞΕΙΣ-ΚΛΕΙΔΙΑ: Ενδοοικογενειακή βία, αστυ-νομία, κοινωνικές υπηρεσίες ABSTRACTThe police are often the first port of call for victims of domestic abuse who decide to officially report the violence they are subjected to. In Greece, however, the role of the police in confronting such incidents is not fully appreciated by the public. This leads to a lower number of reported cases than anticipated. This paper aims to demonstrate the role of police officers in confronting incidents of domestic violence, in particular with respect to the training and efficiency displayed in practice. As victims of domestic violence frequently require the assistance of social services, effective liaising between victims and the police is necessary for an effective response in such cases. The present study demonstrates how existing channels of liaising between the police and social services in the prefecture of Kavala in Northern Greece may provide us with a model of best practice.

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This paper seeks to investigate the correlations between the use of communication technology and intimate partner violence, in terms of manifestations of aggressive behaviours, changes in modus operandi, stalking behaviours and the use of coercive control through communication technology. The subjects of the study are courtmandated offenders (n=21) who are enrolled in a therapeutic program specifically designed for domestic violence offenders. Finally, recommendations for future research and policy and practice are offered.