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"This book brings together academics and advocates to explore an emerging issue: the use of technology by perpetrators of domestic and family violence. Of interest too, is critique of government and non-government activities in this arena and, how technology can be harnessed to respond to harm. Domestic and family violence (DFV) is widely recognised as an important social issue, impacting the safety and wellbeing of victim/survivors and their children, and on a broader scale, threatening risk, and security on global levels. This book provides insights drawn from research and practice in the Global South and Global North to provide an evidence base and real-world solutions and initiatives to understand, address and ultimately prevent, technology-facilitated domestic and family violence and how technology can be used to effect positive change and empower victim/survivors and communities. Technology and Domestic and Family Violence will be of great interest to students and scholars on victimology, criminology, social work, law, women's studies, sociology and media studies. It will also be a valuable reference for practitioners, government and non-government advocates working on issues around domestic violence"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Conceptualising, Categorising, and Measuring Harm -- 1 Weaponising Technology in Intimate Relationships: An Introduction and Overview -- Introduction -- Terminologies -- Domestic and Family Violence -- Technology-facilitated Abuse -- Technology -- The Approach in this Text -- Scope and Scale -- Norms and Normalisation -- Behaviours, Boundaries, and Oppressions -- Surveillance Societies -- A Call for Further Review -- Victim/survivors -- Abusers and Perpetrators -- Digital Coercive Control -- Critiques -- This Volume -- References -- 2 Characteristics of Technology-Facilitated Domestic Violence -- Elements of CyberIPA -- Cyberbullying and Cyberharassment -- Cyberfraud -- Cybersexual Abuse -- Cyberstalking -- Putting It Together: CyberIPA Is a Serious Multifaceted Problem -- References -- 3 Technology-Facilitated Abuse: The Need for Indigenous-Led Research and Response -- Introduction -- Contextualising Technology-Facilitated Abuse -- Within and Beyond Intimate Relationships -- Research and Findings in Australia -- Impacts -- Help-seeking and Responding to Technology-Facilitated Abuse -- Coercive Control and Criminalisation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 Best-Practice Principles for Measurement of Technology-Facilitated Coercive Control -- Key Terms -- Best Practice Principles for Measuring Technology-Facilitated Coercive Control -- Some Emerging Research On Technology Use in Intimate Relationships Reproduces and Exacerbates Known Domestic Violence Measurement Problems -- Distorting Control -- Conclusion -- References -- Part 2 Specific Technologies and Forms of Harm.

The abuse of technology by perpetrators of domestic violence is 'spaceless'; however, in this article, we argue that experiences of and responses to digital coercive control are shaped by both the place (geographic location) and space (practical and ideological features of a location) that a victim/survivor and criminal justice agency occupy. We examined this issue by conducting interviews and focus groups with 13 female victim/survivors in regional, rural and remote Australia. All participants had contact with police as part of their help-seeking for domestic violence, and some suggested that officers sometimes paralleled perpetrator behaviours, resulting in a narrowing of women's 'space for action'. We conclude that, in the interests of protecting and empowering women, socio-spatial frameworks must be considered by practitioners and researchers, and there should be a concerted effort to expand resourcing and training for justice agencies beyond the cityscape.

Domestic violence is a pervasive social problem in Australia. Digital media are increasingly integral to its dynamics. Technology-facilitated coercive control (TFCC) is a form of gender-based violence. This article examines domestic violence survivors' experiences with TFCC, drawing on interviews with 20 Australian women. Study results enhance understanding of how abusers use digital media. We highlight four key contexts for understanding the role of technology in domestic violence: the coercive and controlling relationship, separation abuse, co-parenting and survivors' safety work. These contexts provide insight into the dynamics of TFCC and illuminate key differences between this and other forms of online abuse.

Abstract
Purpose
This article investigates survivors' experiences participating in research interviews about technology-facilitated domestic violence. University research ethics committees often assume that participating in research on violence and abuse is distressing for survivors. Scholars have called for research testing this assumption. This article contributes to the evidence base on the benefits and risks of asking research participants about gender-based violence.

Methods
This article is based on semi-structured interviews with 20 Australian domestic violence survivors. Template analysis was used to code the interviews and develop key themes.

Results
The five themes derived from the interviews include reflection on recovery and personal growth; helping other women; rejecting victim-shaming; empowerment; and the importance of timing.

Conclusion
All participants reported positive experiences taking part in the study. However, the authors noticed substantial differences in participant narratives across service cohorts. The implications of recruiting through channels associated with different points in trauma trajectories warrant attention.