TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - When "stay at home" can be dangerous: data on domestic violence in Italy during COVID-19 lockdown
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Barchielli, Benedetta
A1  - Baldi, Michela
A1  - Paoli, Elena
A1  - Roma, Paolo
A1  - Ferracuti, Stefano
A1  - Napoli, Christian
A1  - Giannini, Anna Maria
A1  - Lausi, Giulia
SP  - e8948
EP  - e8948
VL  - 18
IS  - 17
N2  - The global pandemic caused by a new strain of Coronavirus has brought the Italian government to adopt quarantine, isolation, and lockdown strategies as restrictive measures to reduce the virus spread. Being forced to stay at home could significantly increase the likelihood of episodes of home-based violence and could also be accompanied by a limited possibility of complaints or defense by the victim. The present study aimed to document, through the use of newspaper articles, the characteristics of domestic violence during the lockdown period related to COVID-19 in Italy (from 9 March 2020 up to 18 May 2020) and compare the results with the same period in 2019. The results showed an increase in domestic violence during the lockdown period compared to the same period the year before and highlighted the differences between the dynamics and violent behavior between the two periods examined. The results and limitations of this research are discussed with reference to the literature.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18178948
ID  - ref1
ER  -