Christina M. Zarafonitou. in Kury, H., Shea, E. (Eds.) Punitiveness – worldwide perspectives, Bochum: Universitätsverlag Dr. Brockmeyer, 2011, pp. 269-294.

This paper focuses on different aspects/dimensions of punitiveness and on the differentiation of the factors correlated with them. Specifically, the punitiveness which is expressed as a demand of making penal sanctions harsher appears to be correlated with the insecurity which stems from “traditional” criminality. 

Christina M. Zarafonitou. Criminology (special issue), October 2011, p 50-63.

Fear of crime is considered as a complex social phenomenon with important consequences at both personal and societal level. Its semantic boundaries remain unclear and the pursuit of its definition results in a skepticism concerning its conceptualisation. 

Christina M. Zarafonitou. in Sette R. (edited by), Cases on Technologies for Teaching Criminology and Victimology:  Methodologies and Practices, Hershey, PA (USA), IGI Global, 2009, pp.49-65.

Although in Greece the publication of books of criminological interest began in the last decades of the 19th century, the subject of Criminology was introduced by Professor Konstantinos Gardikas first at Athens University in 1930 and, then, at Panteios School of Social and Political Sciences in 1932. Some years later, in 1938, the chair of Criminology and Penology was established at the University of Athens. In our days, Criminology is taught mainly at the schools of Law and of Sociology and there is a special Section of Criminology in the Department of Sociology at Panteion University. 

Christina M. Zarafonitou, International Review of Victimology, 16 (3), 2009, 277-300.

The measurement of victimisation was rare and sporadic in Greece until 2005 when it was included in the EU International Crime Survey (EUICS). Many findings are highly interesting as for example those concerning corruption. 

Christina M. Zarafonitou. Helmut Kury (Ed.), Fear of crime-Punitivity. New developments in Theory and research, Universitatsverlag, Dr.N.Brockmeyer, Bochum, 2008, σ.σ.159-172.

Research findings are not homogeneous concerning the relationship between past victimisation experience and the feeling of fear and insecurity, while distinguishing according to crime type.