Regulation
- Category: Hellenic Centre for Criminology
Regulation of the Hellenic Centre for Criminology (download the file in Greek)
LABORATORY OF URBAN CRIMINOLOGY
- Category: LABORATORY OF URBAN CRIMINOLOGY
Laboratory of Urban Criminology
of Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
E7 office of the seven-storeyed building & Conference room D8 building DESKOI
Tel. +30 210 920 1795 - Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Director: Professor Christina Zarafonitou
Deputy Director: Professor Gregory Lazos
The Laboratory of Urban Criminology was established at the Section of Criminology - Sociology Department of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Psychology, Panteion University (Government Newspaper 2978/31.12.2015, vol. B’) and cover educational and research needs in the fields of Criminology and more specifically of urban criminal phenomena.
Research and study field of the Laboratory
- The study of the criminal phenomenon and the special quantitative and qualitative features of the urban environment.
- Study and research of the role of the built environment and the structural and functional characteristics of urban environment in the forms and dimensions of crime.
- The development and implementation of methods and techniques of mapping specific to the geographical and spatial analysis of crime.
- Empirical investigation and analysis of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the crime according to the size of the settlement (urban, suburban - rural areas).
- The study of contemporary urban criminality and its mapping.
- Empirical investigation and study of victimization, fear of crime and insecurity on the basis of the residence area and the settlement size
- The empirical and theoretical analysis of the attitudes and opinions of citizens towards the criminal phenomenon as well as punitiveness, on the basis of the size of residence settlement.
- Processing theoretical explanatory approaches and criminal policy proposals about urban criminality.
- Formulating proposals for crime prevention at local level (social prevention / community prevention), as well as crime prevention through environmental proposals (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design−CPTED).
Mission
- fulfill training needs in the fields of the Laboratory,
- conducting research programs,
- organizing scientific events,
- publications and editions,
- cooperation with other relevant Greek and foreign academic institutions, research centers and institutes,
- cooperation with public services, local authorities and other scientific and social organizations in order to submit proposals on matters falling within the Laboratory activity field,
- development of products and services
- Strengthening doctoral students whose thesis subject falls in the disciplines of the Laboratory, possibility for scholarship according to the applicable provisions.
Members of the Laboratory
- faculty members of the Section of Criminology of Panteion University
- researchers, PhD candidates
- other scholars and experts who collaborate with the Laboratory
Inclusion of members
- request for membership application
- CV
Subcategories
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Hellenic Centre for Criminology
Address: 22, Lagoumitzi Str. , Athens
Telephone: ………………………………………………….
The research centre has been extablished with the decision of the Senate of the Panteion University in.
The members of the Director Committee of the Centre are.:
I.Farsedakis, Professor Emeritus - Director
A. Maganas, Professor - Member
E. Lambropoulou, Professor - Member
Ch. Zarafonitou, Professor - Member -
LABORATORY OF URBAN CRIMINOLOGY
Laboratory of Urban Criminology
of Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
E7 office of the seven-storeyed building & Conference room D8 building DESKOI
Tel. +30 210 920 1795 - Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Director: Professor Christina Zarafonitou
Deputy Director: Professor Gregory Lazos
The Laboratory of Urban Criminology was established at the Section of Criminology - Sociology Department of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Psychology, Panteion University (Government Newspaper 2978/31.12.2015, vol. B’) and cover educational and research needs in the fields of Criminology and more specifically of urban criminal phenomena.
Research and study field of the Laboratory
- The study of the criminal phenomenon and the special quantitative and qualitative features of the urban environment.
- Study and research of the role of the built environment and the structural and functional characteristics of urban environment in the forms and dimensions of crime.
- The development and implementation of methods and techniques of mapping specific to the geographical and spatial analysis of crime.
- Empirical investigation and analysis of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the crime according to the size of the settlement (urban, suburban - rural areas).
- The study of contemporary urban criminality and its mapping.
- Empirical investigation and study of victimization, fear of crime and insecurity on the basis of the residence area and the settlement size
- The empirical and theoretical analysis of the attitudes and opinions of citizens towards the criminal phenomenon as well as punitiveness, on the basis of the size of residence settlement.
- Processing theoretical explanatory approaches and criminal policy proposals about urban criminality.
- Formulating proposals for crime prevention at local level (social prevention / community prevention), as well as crime prevention through environmental proposals (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design−CPTED).
Mission
- fulfill training needs in the fields of the Laboratory,
- conducting research programs,
- organizing scientific events,
- publications and editions,
- cooperation with other relevant Greek and foreign academic institutions, research centers and institutes,
- cooperation with public services, local authorities and other scientific and social organizations in order to submit proposals on matters falling within the Laboratory activity field,
- development of products and services
- Strengthening doctoral students whose thesis subject falls in the disciplines of the Laboratory, possibility for scholarship according to the applicable provisions.
Members of the Laboratory
- faculty members of the Section of Criminology of Panteion University
- researchers, PhD candidates
- other scholars and experts who collaborate with the Laboratory
Inclusion of members
- request for membership application
- CV