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Violence in intimate partner relationships during covid-19 in Slovenia

Authors

  • Eva Bertok Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana
  • Lora Briški Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana
  • Katja Filipčič Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana and Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana
  • Mojca M. Plesničar Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4686-0060

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.43.2.4

Keywords:

Slovenia, family violence, intimate partner violence, covid-19, pandemic, restraining order

Abstract

Purpose: The measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus have significantly impacted people's well-being and behaviour, leading to a likelihood of an increase in domestic violence, especially violence against women. We are testing the hypothesis that domestic violence increased during the epidemic in Slovenia.

Methodology: An analysis of police data on reported cases of family violence in Slovenia during the pandemic.

Results: Compared to the ten-year average; reports of ‘Family violence’ as a criminal offence were average in 2020, but were around 20% lower in 2021. The number of Family Violence misdemeanours was almost average in 2020, whilst 2021 numbers were lower. The number of imposed restraining orders in 2020 and 2021 was close to long-term averages.

In the 11-week period of the first and second lockdown, the lockdown numbers were higher for the majority of the observed criminal offences and misdemeanours. Restraining orders were imposed and breached in smaller numbers in these periods. These results were confirmed by a series of t-test.

Conclusion: During the periods of lockdown, the reports of family violence (as a criminal offence and as a misdemeanour) have increased, whilst the number of restraining orders issued by the police have decreased.

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Published

2022-06-30

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How to Cite

Bertok, E., Briški, L., Filipčič, K., & Plesničar, M. M. (2022). Violence in intimate partner relationships during covid-19 in Slovenia. Collected Papers of the Law Faculty of the University of Rijeka, 43(2), 355–375. https://doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.43.2.4

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 2 (2022): Collected Papers of the Law Faculty of the University of Rijeka

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ARTICLES

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Copyright (c) 2022 Eva Bertok, Lora Briški, Katja Filipčič, Mojca Plesničar

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