Criminology as a discipline in modern Greece: Teaching, Research and Profession

Christina M. Zarafonitou. in Sette R. (edited by), Cases on Technologies for Teaching Criminology and Victimology:  Methodologies and Practices, Hershey, PA (USA), IGI Global, 2009, pp.49-65.

Although in Greece the publication of books of criminological interest began in the last decades of the 19th century, the subject of Criminology was introduced by Professor Konstantinos Gardikas first at Athens University in 1930 and, then, at Panteios School of Social and Political Sciences in 1932. Some years later, in 1938, the chair of Criminology and Penology was established at the University of Athens. In our days, Criminology is taught mainly at the schools of Law and of Sociology and there is a special Section of Criminology in the Department of Sociology at Panteion University. 

In-depth concentration is obtained in the context of the postgraduate programs as well as through those for the Ph.D. Criminological research is conducted in the universities where some criminological laboratories or centers operate as well as in the National Center of Social Research and the Center of Safety Studies of the Ministry of the Interior, to name a few. The professional domain of criminologists has extended in recent years. In spite of this, the job market is relatively limited in comparison to the needs of society.