Covid-19, Society and Crime in Europe

This volume analyzes the development of the reactions to Covid-19 by governments, the public and the crime patterns in 16 European countries.  All countries are members of the European Union and share common European norms and values, but the Covid-19 pandemic can serve as an example of how these norms and values are interpreted differently with regard to people’s trust in public institutions, governmental control strategies, dealing with fear, anxiety and other emotional responses to the new virus, crime patterns and law enforcement priorities to prevent and combat them. The volume provides empirical data based on available statistics, media analysis and qualitative data from interviews and observations, and examines the similarities and differences in crime patterns and the consequences for local communities and law enforcement priorities. 

Dina Siegel is Professor of Criminology and Head of the department of Criminology at the Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. She has conducted research and published on crimes of mobility, transnational organized crime, Russian Mafia, human smuggling, human trafficking, the role of women in organized crime, green and cultural criminology.Aleksandras Dobryninas is the professor of Sociology, Chair of the Department of Criminology at the Institute of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University. His research interests include theoretical aspects of criminological knowledge, corruption, violent crime, media and crime, public attitude towards criminal justice.Stefano Becucci is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Florence. His research interests are on forms of inclusion and exclusion of migrants in the new society, smuggling and trafficking of human beings and organized crime in Italy and in other European countries.