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Violence Against Women During Coronavirus

When Staying Home Isn’t Safe

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  1. Naomi Pfitzner

    1. School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

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  2. Kate Fitz-Gibbon

    1. School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

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  3. Sandra Walklate

    1. Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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  4. Silke Meyer

    1. School of Health Sciences - Social Work, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

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  5. Marie Segrave

    1. School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

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  • Offers an international examination of the impact of COVID-19 global health pandemic on women’s experiences

  • Speaks to policy makers, practitioners and advocates

  • Examines the responses to violence against women and their children

  • This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Contextualising COVID-19: Domestic and Family Violence During Times of Crisis

    • Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Sandra Walklate, Silke Meyer, Marie Segrave
    Pages 1-15Open Access

  3. The ‘Shadow Pandemic’: Domestic and Family Violence During COVID-19

    • Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Sandra Walklate, Silke Meyer, Marie Segrave
    Pages 17-29Open Access

  4. The Plight of Temporary Migrants: The Intersection of Migration Status, Family Violence and Support

    • Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Sandra Walklate, Silke Meyer, Marie Segrave
    Pages 31-51Open Access

  5. In the Shadow of COVID-19: The Invisibility of Children’s Experiences of Violence in Homes During the Pandemic

    • Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Sandra Walklate, Silke Meyer, Marie Segrave
    Pages 53-74Open Access

  6. The Pandemic Pivot: DFV Service Innovation and Remote Delivery During COVID-19 Restrictions

    • Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Sandra Walklate, Silke Meyer, Marie Segrave
    Pages 75-91Open Access

  7. Helping from Home: DFV Worker Wellbeing During the ‘Shadow Pandemic’

    • Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Sandra Walklate, Silke Meyer, Marie Segrave
    Pages 93-114Open Access

  8. Justice Under Lockdown

    • Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Sandra Walklate, Silke Meyer, Marie Segrave
    Pages 115-135Open Access

  9. Conclusion

    • Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Sandra Walklate, Silke Meyer, Marie Segrave
    Pages 137-148Open Access

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 149-150
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About this book

This open access book brings together leading international violence researchers to examine the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on experiences of, and responses to, domestic and family violence. In April 2020 the United Nations predicted that for every three months the COVID-19 lockdowns continued an additional 15 million cases of domestic violence would occur worldwide, termed the "shadow pandemic". Drawing on empirical work situated within an international context, this book presents evidence alongside country specific case studies to provide a global exploration of how women’s insecurity increased during this global health crisis at the same as their access to support services reduced. It provides a timely analysis of the degree to which the pandemic and associated government restrictions impacted on women’s experiences of violence with particular attention to changes in its prevalence and severity, and in system and service responses to women’s help-seeking. In addition, the differential impacts of the pandemic in relation to the experiences of priority cohorts, including violence experienced by children and temporary migrant women is also explored. The key focus is on the nature, extent, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic on service delivery, accessibility of support, and access to justice for women experiencing domestic and family violence. 








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Keywords

  • gender-based violence
  • family violence
  • victims
  • safety planning
  • intimate partner violence
  • gender and crime
  • violence and risk
  • social work
  • community safety
  • crime prevention
  • Open Access
  • domestic violence
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Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

    Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Marie Segrave

  • Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    Sandra Walklate

  • School of Health Sciences - Social Work, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

    Silke Meyer

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About the authors

Naomi Pfitzner is Lead Researcher with the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre and Lecturer in Criminology in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Australia.

Kate Fitz-Gibbon is Director of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre and Professor of Social Sciences in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Australia.


Sandra Walklate is Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology at the University of Liverpool, UK, Professor of Criminology at Monash University, Australia, and an Adjunct Professor at QUT, Australia.



Silke Meyer is the Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research at Griffith University and an Adjunct Professor at the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Center at Monash University, Australia. 



Marie Segrave is an ARC Future Fellow and a Professor of Criminology in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Australia. 

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Violence Against Women During Coronavirus

  • Book Subtitle: When Staying Home Isn’t Safe

  • Authors: Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Sandra Walklate, Silke Meyer, Marie Segrave

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29356-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-29355-9Published: 23 May 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-29356-6Published: 22 May 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 150

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Victimology, Critical Criminology, Criminal Behavior, Crime and Society, Social Work, Gender Studies

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