Digital coercive control: barriers to victim/survivors’ help-seeking and risk management in Victoria

Digital technologies are increasingly being used within the context of domestic and family violence (DFV) to facilitate coercive and controlling behaviours – also known as digital coercive control (DCC). Drawing on the perspectives of a small sample of nine DFV practitioners and scholarly experts, t...

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Published in:Journal of gender-based violence 2023-10, Vol.7 (3), p.1-16
Main Authors: Woolley, Jessica, Iliadis, Mary, McMahon, Marilyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Digital technology
Domestic violence
Gender-based violence
Help seeking behavior
Internet of Things
Licenses
Parents & parenting
Risk assessment
Risk management
Sex crimes
Sexual abuse
Social isolation
Social networks
Stalking
Support services
Surveillance
Survivor
Victims
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Summary:Digital technologies are increasingly being used within the context of domestic and family violence (DFV) to facilitate coercive and controlling behaviours – also known as digital coercive control (DCC). Drawing on the perspectives of a small sample of nine DFV practitioners and scholarly experts, this article examines the barriers victim/survivors of DCC encounter as they seek help in Victoria, Australia. We find that DCC has distinct impacts on victim/survivors who are socially and geographically isolated. DFV support services also experience a range of challenges in detecting and responding to DCC, including in risk assessment and management, highlighting a requirement for further training of frontline workers to better respond to DCC.
ISSN:2398-6808
2398-6816
DOI:10.1332/239868021X16891521203616