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Technology-facilitated domestic and family violence : women's experiences Heather Douglas, Bridget A. Harris and Molly Dragiewicz

By: Heather Douglas.
Contributor(s): Harris, Bridget | Dragiewicz, Molly.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: The British Journal of Criminology.Publisher: Oxford Academic, 2019Subject(s): INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | FAMILY VIOLENCE | SOCIAL MEDIA | TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE | VICTIM/SURVIVORS VOICES | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTERNATIONAL | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azy068 In: The British Journal of Criminology, 2019, 59(3): 551-570Summary: The use of technology, including smartphones, cameras, Internet-connected devices, computers and platforms such as Facebook, is now an essential part of everyday life. Such technology is used to maintain social networks and carry out daily tasks. However, this technology can also be employed to facilitate domestic and family violence. Drawing on interviews undertaken with 55 domestic and family violence survivors in Brisbane, Australia, this article outlines survivors’ experiences of technology-facilitated domestic and family violence. The frequency and nature of abusive behaviours described by the women suggest this is a key form of abuse deserving more significant attention. (Authors' abstract). Record #7066
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The British Journal of Criminology, 2019, 59(3): 551-570

The use of technology, including smartphones, cameras, Internet-connected devices, computers and platforms such as Facebook, is now an essential part of everyday life. Such technology is used to maintain social networks and carry out daily tasks. However, this technology can also be employed to facilitate domestic and family violence. Drawing on interviews undertaken with 55 domestic and family violence survivors in Brisbane, Australia, this article outlines survivors’ experiences of technology-facilitated domestic and family violence. The frequency and nature of abusive behaviours described by the women suggest this is a key form of abuse deserving more significant attention. (Authors' abstract). Record #7066