Examining the rise of sports-related violence by spectators in Greece: demographic trends and policy implications

Stavros Chatzisymeonidis is based at the Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. He is a PhD Candidate in Psychology at the University of Liverpool. His research interests focus on evidence-based policing, missing persons and emerging forms of abuse in both online and offline environments. In addition to his academic work, he serves as a front-line police sergeant with the Hellenic Police.

Vasiliki Kravvariti is based at School of Psychology, Swansea University, Swansea, UK. She is a Senior Lecturer in forensic psychology at Swansea University. Her research interests have also focused on Sex Offences, Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, assessment and treatment of people with sexual convictions, rape as well as prediction and prevention of child abuse. Much of her work involves engagement with prison, probation services, the police and other external agencies.

Nikolaos Stamatakis is based at the Department of Law, The University of Fiji, Samabula, Fiji. He is a Lecturer in Criminology at The University of Fiji. He completed his post-doctoral studies at the University of Sao Paolo, Brazil – Centre for the Study of Violence. He holds dual PhDs in Criminology at Ghent University and the University of Liege, Belgium, as well as a PhD in Sociology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece. His work has recently been published by IntechOpen in his book, entitled “Global Trends in Law Enforcement – Theory and Practice”. He has facilitated in-prison restorative justice programs in South Africa (Pollsmoor Prison) and New Zealand (Rimutaka). He has collaborated with the Restorative Justice Unit of the Canadian Correctional Services and served as a lead consultant for the Ministry of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago. His area of expertise is on restorative justice, juvenile delinquency, prison reform, the death penalty, police violence and crime prevention and rehabilitation.

Kevin Browne is based at Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. He is a Professor in forensic and family psychology. Chair of Forensic Psychology and Child Health, as well as Director of the Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology at the University of Nottingham’s School of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Biology (FRSB) and is registered with the Health Care and Professions Council as a forensic psychology practitioner. He is also a Chartered Forensic Psychologist and Chartered Scientist with the British Psychological Society and holds a European Practicing Certificate in Psychology. In addition, he is listed in the Expert Witness Register of Chartered Psychologists under the auspices of the British Psychological Society. In 2019, he was the recipient of the BPS Research Excellence in Forensic Psychology Award for exceptional quality and quantity of his research work. His research concentrates on the application of “Attachment theory” to social interactions and their pathology with special emphasis on the development of violent and antisocial behaviour in children and teenagers.