CoronaCrime #28

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has taken a terrible toll in lives, illness, and economic devastation and it is having diverse effects on violence and crime. Therefore, the Daily Prevention News publishes weekly a Corona Crime Issue dedicated to collect related relevant news and information.

1. Prevention Talk # 3: Providing Family-Based Prevention during COVID-19: The Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention. Dec 09, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST. Source: Applied Prevention Science International 
2. WHO Social Determinants of Health Webinar No. 2: “COVID-19, social determinants and violence” This webinar will explore how violence is a significant contributor to human suffering and how the societal responses to COVID-19 such as stay-at-home measures, workplace and school closures, and restrictions on sales of alcohol highlight the interrelationships between social determinants and violence. Dec 02, 2020 03:45 PM (CET) Source: WHO Violence Prevention Alliance
3. An international profession with commonalities and differences: Social work responses to COVID-19 where local is global and vice versa: Articles show the compound impact of COVID-19 on existing vulnerabilities and inequalities and the operation of community and culture to build support and to give voice to those who are powerless. Source: International Social Work
4. Webinar: Coronavirus in prisons: What's happening across Europe? Join us to explore prison population changes across European states during the pandemic. Online event via Zoom 3 December 2020 - 9:30am to 11:00am Source: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

Please find more information and news about the interlinkages between the Coronavirus, Crime and Violence in German published every Tuesday on our German News Service Tägliche Präventions News.