Victim Theory and Research in Greece (From Victims and Criminal Justice, P 124-158, 1991, Gunther Kaiser, Helmut Kury, et al., eds. -- See NCJ-132477)

• NCJ Number: 132482
• Author(s): C D Spinellis; A Chaidou; T Serassis
• Date Published: 1991
• Length: 35 pages
• Sale Source: Max-Planck-Institute Fur Auslandisches und Internationales Strafrecht
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: Germany (Unified)

Annotation

This report on victim theory and research in Greece discusses the emergence of victimology in Greece, the victim in Greek penal law and procedures, Greek research on victims, and the International Crime Survey in Greece.

Abstract

The field of victimology in Greece has been stimulated by international governmental and nongovernmental organizations. These organizations continue to provide the impetus and guidelines for victimological research and action. Greek codes, in compliance with the Greek Constitution of 1975 and various international texts, safeguards the rights of both the offender and the victim of a crime. The Greek Penal Code perceives the victim from a number of perspectives: as the passive object of an offense, as a person who needs protection, as one of the interested parties in criminal prosecution, and as a person who might have provoked or encouraged the commission of the crime. Greek research on victims has focused on various types of crime victims. These include child victims of abuse and neglect, women victims of violence within the family, elderly victims of abuse and neglect, and the victims of football crowd disorders. Research has also focused on the victim's role in criminal justice case processing. The review of the International Crime Survey in Greece addresses survey methodology, field research, and preliminary survey findings. 49 references