Zarafonitou Christina

Professor Director of the Postgraduate Programme of Criminology Director of the Laboratory of Urban Criminology Address: Department of Sociology-School of Social Sciences Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences 136 Syngrou Ave, 176 71 Athens-Greece Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Telephone: +30 210 920 1795

Current Position:

Professor of Criminology, Department of Sociology, Panteion University.

Director of the Master of Criminology and of Urban Criminology Laboratory, Panteion University.

National Representative at European Union Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN).

Editor in chief of Urban Crime-An International Journal https://ojs.panteion.gr/index.php/uc/about   

Studies: Law School of Athens. DEA and PhD in Criminology of University Paris II.

Author: Numerous monographs, criminological articles published in Greek and international Journals or volumes.

Scientific responsible of numerous national and european research studies. 

Member: Deputy president of the Hellenic Society of Criminology, Member of the Scientific committee of the International Society of Criminology and of the Association Internationale des Criminologues de Langue Française (AICLF). Member of the Editorial Committee of the Revue Internationale de Criminologie et de Police Technique, of the Greek Journal Criminology etc.

Past Positions: 
f. Vice Rector of International Relations, Panteion University (2016),

Ex-President of Administrative Board of EPANODOS, the Greek National Center for the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (2017-2023).

Coordinator of the Task Force for local policing, Ministry of Citizens Protection (2015)

Deputy Head of the Central Scientific Committee on Prisons (Greek Ministry of Justice) (2014)

Member of the committee on the reform of law on drugs and of the committee for the codification of this legislation (l. 3459/2006)

Member of the Task Scientific Group of the Ministry of Public Order for the Local Prevention Councils (2002- 2004) and of the scientific committee for the prisons attached in the Ministry of Justice (2009) and of the board of the Centre of Treatment of Drug-addicts persons (KETHEA, 2007-09).
 

Main Scientific/Research interests: Empirical Criminology, Urban Crime/incivilities, Fear of crime/insecurity, Victimisation’s surveys, Crime prevention, Re-integration or ex-offenders, Punitiveness, Social representations about crime and criminal justice, Community policing.