Stay home, stay safe? Research into the extent, nature and severity of domestic violence at the time of the Corona crisis

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Start & end year

    2020
    2022
  • Funder

    NWO Netherlands
  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. VI Eichelsheim
  • Research Location

    Netherlands
  • Lead Research Institution

    Netherlands Study Center for Crime and Law Enforcement
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Social impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The limited freedom of movement, social isolation and financial insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 measures can lead to mounting tensions at home. This quasi-experimental study focuses on the size, nature and seriousness of reports of domestic violence in the Netherlands during the period of the COVID-19 measures compared to the same period last year (weekly level). There is expected to be a delayed rise in the magnitude of domestic violence, an increasing severity, as well as changes in perpetrators, victims and reporters of domestic violence.