CV of Professor Dr. CHRISTINA ZARAFONITOU
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CV of Professor Dr. CHRISTINA ZARAFONITOU JANUARY 2021 Director of the Postgraduate Programme of Criminology Director of the Laboratory of Urban Criminology Department of Sociology-School of Social Sciences Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences 136 Syngrou Ave, 176 71 Athens-Greece Tel. +30 210 920 1795, Fax +30 210 920 1794 Email: [email protected] Main scientific interests Empirical Criminology, Urban Criminology, Crime Mapping, Victimisation Surveys, Fear of crime/insecurity, Punitiveness, Local/Community crime prevention, Social representations about crime and criminal justice, Police-public relationships, Drugs, Prisons, Social reintegration of ex-prisoners. Studies Law School of Athens University (1981) D.E.A. of Penal sciences: Criminology, University PARIS II, (1983) PhD of the University of Law, Economy and Social Sciences of Paris, (PARIS 2), Title of Thesis: "Violent criminality in urbanised context – In Athens, product of rapid urbanisation", in French (1989) Foreign Languages: French – English Teaching at Panteion University Undergraduate courses Introduction in Criminology, Empirical Criminology I and II, Judicial Inquiry and Human Rights, Criminal Policy Postgraduate Courses (Postgraduate programme “Criminology”) -City and criminality, feeling of insecurity and punitiveness -Crime prevention and social reintegration of ex-prisoners Supervisor in numerous doctoral theses and dissertations. Member of several advisory committees and committees for faculty appointment. European University of Cyprus: Visiting Professor at the Law Department during 2014-15 for the teaching of Seminar “Special Topics of Criminal Policy”. 1 Seminars Scientific responsible of the Seminar “Crime and Cinema” carried out by the Laboratory of Urban Criminology and the Laboratory of Social Informatics of TEI W.Greece (2016- today) Scientific responsible of the Seminar “Methodology of criminological research” carried out by the Laboratory of Urban Criminology and the Crime Lab, National Centre of Social Research (ΕΚΚΕ), (2016-18). Scientific responsible of the Seminar “Crime Mapping” carried out by Professor Angelos Mimis in the context pf the Laboratory of Urban Criminology (1-29/4/20). Programme of film screenings (2007-2012), jointly organised by Panteion University, Law School and Polytechnic University of Messolonghi and hosted by the scientific organizers: C. Zarafonitou (Panteion), N. Courakis (Law School) and C. Tsouramanis (Technological University of Missolonghi (ATEI). CEPOL Presidency Seminar 01/2014, “Markets related to Illegal Immigration – detecting/tackling/repatriating”, 2- 4 June 2014, Greece Evidence-based policing: new perspectives of cooperation between practice, education and police science (5-8 October 2015, Lisbon). Police Academy Professor at the Hellenic Police Academy: “Empirical Criminology-Social control of the crime”. Several lectures in the Postgraduate School and the School of National Security: “Fear of crime”, “public-police relations”, “local crime prevention”, “municipal-local policing”, “neighbourhood policeman” etc. Active involvements as member of examine committees of students’ dissertations in the aforementioned schools. Other Scientific Activities Scientific Societies Hellenic Society of Criminology: Deputy President (2020-today), General Secretary (2014- 2020), Treasurer (2008-2014) Member of the Board of Directors (2005-2008) and old member. International Society of Criminology: Member of its Scientific Committee (2013-today) and old member of this Society European Society of Criminology: Member International Association of Francophone Criminologists: Member 2 Scientific Journals “Urban Crime. An International Journal”, ISSN 2732-618, https://ojs.panteion.gr/index.php/uc, on-line scientific journal of the Laboratory of Urban Criminology of Panteion University: Chief Editor (2020-today). Revue Internationale de Criminologie et de Police Technique et Scientifique, official organ of the International Association of French speaking Criminologists: Member of the Editorial Committee (2007-today). Hellenic Review of Criminology, published by the Greek Scientific Society of Criminology: Member of the Scientific Committee (from its foundation up to its end: 1988-1995). Criminology (Nomiki Vivliothiki Publ.): Member of the Editorial Committee from 2011 (year of foundation)-today. Scientific committee of the "Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza", (2014- ). Penal Justice (Nomiki Vivliothiki Publ.): Member of the Advisor Committee from 1988 (year of foundation)-today. The Art of Crime: Scientific advisor of the electronic journal: http://theartofcrime.gr published by the Penal and Criminal Researches Laboratory of Law School of Athens. Social Work – Social Studies Review, published by the Association of Social Workers of Greece: Member of the Scientific Committee (2011-19). University committees Deputy Rector of International Relations and European Educational Programmes (2016) Director of the Postgraduate Programme of Criminology of Panteion University (March 2009-today) and member of the coordinating committee (2003-today). Head of the Section of Criminology (2013-14 & 2018-19) Vice President of the Department of Sociology in Panteion University (2006-2008). Director of the Laboratory of Urban Criminology Laboratory, Panteion University (2015- today). Representative of the Department of Sociology at Panteion University Senate for the academic year 2003-4 and member of several senatorial committees. Member of the Committee of the Internal Evaluation of the Department of Sociology (2011- today). Member of Committees and electoral bodies for faculty appointments in many Greek universities and in Cyprus. 3 Member of the Board of the Hellenic Center of Criminology in Panteion University (2009- today), of the Center of Penal Sciences (2018-today) and of the Center of Study of Greek and Hellenistic Law (2020-today). Law-promulgating and other governmental committees President of the administrative board of Epanodos, the Greek National Center for the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (30-12-2016 – today). National Representative at European Union Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN). Coordinator of the Special Committee on the Study, Processing and Formulation of Proposals about the amelioration of the role and the work of the Neighbourhood Police, Ministry of Interior (Deputy Minister of Citizen Protection), (31-3-2015) Deputy President (2014) of the Central Scientific Committee of Prisons attached to the Ministry of Justice and former member (2009). Member of the committee on the reform of law on drugs of OKANA (Organism against drugs) (2001-2002). Member of the Committee for the codification of the legislation on the reform of law on drugs (l. 3459/2006). Member of the Task Scientific Group of the Ministry of Public Order for the Local Prevention Councils (2002- 2004). Honorary member of the Committee of KETHEA (Centre of Treatment of Drug Addicts). Member of the Task Group of Greek Statistic Service for studying the regulation of the European Parliament and the European Council about the European Survey concerning safety from crime (2012). Participation in other scientific committees Member of the European Working Group on criminology curricula/WG on PhD programmes in Europe της European Society of Criminology (ESC) (2014- ) Working Group on criminology curricula/WG on PhD programmes in Europe της European Society of Criminology (ESC) (2014- ) Member of the European Working Group “Space, Place, and Crime”, interested in Situational and Spatial Criminology. Member of the Workshop held by the members of the Consortium of the European Union International Crime Survey and Gallup Europe, (Brussels, 2005). Member of the Groupe Européen de Recherches sur les Normativités (GERN). Member of the Innovative Laboratory on “Athens: A city in crisis?” National Center of Public Administration (June, 2011). 4 Municipal Committees Member of Local Crime Prevention Council of Piraeus (15/4/20-today) Member of Municipal Committee on Gender Equality of the Municipality of Hydra (11/9/2020-today) Had of subcommittee of Counselling Committee of Municipality of Hydra «Hydra for 2021» (2019-today). SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 1. "Violent criminality in urbanised context – In Athens, product of rapid urbanisation", (1985-88). 2. “The procedures of selection and their impact on various phases of penal justice”, Institute of Procedural Studies, Athens (1987-89, Member of research team). 3. “Police agents’ representations regarding criminal phenomenon” Public Order Ministry (1994, Member of research team). 4. “Treatment of drug-addicts, politics of risk reduction and the protection of their personal data”, European Forum of Urban Safety (1995, Member of Experts Group). 5. “Empirical research on fear of crime in one municipality of the Greek capital”, (Panteion University, 1996). 6. “Fear of crime and social representations concerning the criminal phenomenon”, Panteion University (1998). 7. “The reception of the MA in Social Exclusion and Minorities among the students of the Panteion University”, in the framework of the MA in Social Exclusion and Minorities (EPEAEK, 1998-1999) 8. “Program of drug-addicts support in the labour-market”, INTEGRA, Evaluation of KETHEA’s program, (1999-2000 with Dr Joanna Tsiganou). 9. “Creation of innovative tools for the professional formation of juvenile deviants”, LEONARDO DA VINCI, (1999-2001, Scientific responsible). 10. “Research on homicides, robberies, extortions and thefts”, Ministry