TY  - BOOK
AU  - Woodlock, Delanie
AU  - McKenzie, Mandy
AU  - Western, Deborah
AU  - Harris, Bridget
TI  - Technology as a weapon in domestic violence : : responding to digital coercive control
PY  - 2020///
PB  - Taylor & Francis
KW  - COERCIVE CONTROL
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - ONLINE HARASSMENT
KW  - PERPETRATORS
KW  - SAFETY
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - SOCIAL MEDIA
KW  - STALKING
KW  - TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
KW  - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N1  - Australian Social Work, 2020, 73(3): 368-380
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2019.1607510
ER  -