Technology as a weapon in domestic violence : responding to digital coercive control
Woodlock, Delanie
Technology as a weapon in domestic violence : responding to digital coercive control Delanie Woodlock, Mandy McKenzie, Deborah Western and Bridget Harris - Taylor & Francis, 2020 - Australian Social Work .
Australian Social Work, 2020, 73(3): 368-380
Technology-facilitated domestic violence is an emerging issue for social workers and other service providers. The concept of Digital Coercive Control (DCC) is introduced to highlight the particular nature and impacts of technology-facilitated abuse in the context of domestic violence. While practitioners have become more adept at working with women experiencing DCC, there is still little known about its dynamics and whether this violence requires a change in current service responses. This article explores findings from survey research conducted with 546 Australian domestic violence practitioners about the ways perpetrators use technology as part of their abuse tactics. The findings demonstrate that DV practitioners believe perpetrator use of technology is extensive and has significant impacts on the safety of clients. A major dilemma faced by practitioners is how to promote and facilitate client safety from DCC while still enabling safe use of technology so clients can remain connected to family, friends, and community. (Authors' abstract). Record #7062
COERCIVE CONTROL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
ONLINE HARASSMENT
PERPETRATORS
SAFETY
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SOCIAL MEDIA
STALKING
TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA
Technology as a weapon in domestic violence : responding to digital coercive control Delanie Woodlock, Mandy McKenzie, Deborah Western and Bridget Harris - Taylor & Francis, 2020 - Australian Social Work .
Australian Social Work, 2020, 73(3): 368-380
Technology-facilitated domestic violence is an emerging issue for social workers and other service providers. The concept of Digital Coercive Control (DCC) is introduced to highlight the particular nature and impacts of technology-facilitated abuse in the context of domestic violence. While practitioners have become more adept at working with women experiencing DCC, there is still little known about its dynamics and whether this violence requires a change in current service responses. This article explores findings from survey research conducted with 546 Australian domestic violence practitioners about the ways perpetrators use technology as part of their abuse tactics. The findings demonstrate that DV practitioners believe perpetrator use of technology is extensive and has significant impacts on the safety of clients. A major dilemma faced by practitioners is how to promote and facilitate client safety from DCC while still enabling safe use of technology so clients can remain connected to family, friends, and community. (Authors' abstract). Record #7062
COERCIVE CONTROL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
ONLINE HARASSMENT
PERPETRATORS
SAFETY
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SOCIAL MEDIA
STALKING
TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA