Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
סוציולוגיה ישראלית
Angaben zur Quelle:
כא,2 (תשפא) 165-174
Keywords:
Family violence
;
Criminal statistics
;
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Abstract:
Israel has adopted a policy of lockdowns and movement restrictions inan attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19. Throughout the lockdown periods, anincrease in the number of domestic violence incidents has been reported by somevictim support services. It has been argued that as a result of the quarantine, the riskto victims of domestic violence has increased, as the prolonged ‘stay at home’ policyintensifies stress, anxiety, and addictions, all known as catalysts for domestic andinterpersonal violence. However, do police data exhibit an increase in the numberof incidents during the lockdowns, compared to other periods? This research notepresents a longitudinal analysis of all domestic violence incidents in the city of TelAviv-Yafo (n=7,122) reported to the Israeli Police in 896 days (January 1, 2018 –June 14, 2020). Police records do not indicate a change in incidence of domesticviolence crime after the beginning of the lockdowns (March 20, 2020, April 7,2020) compared to different periods before or between lockdowns. The findingshighlight the complexity of measuring crime longitudinally, especially given adataset characterized by high volatility on the one hand, and lack of congruencebetween various measures about the scope of the phenomenon, on the other.
Note:
With an English abstract.
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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