The Domestic violence and communication technology: Victim experiences of intrusion, surveillance, and identity theft study is complete. Publications are on the ACCAN website here.
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Dragiewicz, M., Harris, B., Woodlock, D., Salter, M., Easton, H., Lynch, A., Campbell, H., Leach, J. & Milne, L., 2019, Domestic violence and communication technology: Survivor experiences of intrusion, surveillance, and identity crime, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, Sydney. (Word)
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Technology and Domestic Violence: Australian Survivors’ Experiences Infographic
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Technology and Domestic Violence: Recommendations for Australia Infographic
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Dragiewicz, M., Woodlock, D., Salter, M., & Harris, B. (2021). “What’s Mum’s Password?”: Australian Mothers’ Perceptions of Children’s Involvement in Technology-Facilitated Coercive Control. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-021-00283-4
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Dragiewicz, M., Harris, B., Woodlock, D. Salter, M. (2021). Digital media and domestic violence in Australia: Essential contexts. Journal of Gender Based Violence, 5(3): 377-393. https://doi.org/10.1332/239868021X1615378292397
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Woodlock, D., Salter, M., Dragiewicz, M., & Harris, B. (2022). “Living in the darkness”: Technology-facilitated coercive control, disenfranchised grief, and institutional betrayal. Violence Against Women, Online first,1-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221114920
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Woodlock, D., Salter, M., Conroy, E., Burke, J., & Dragiewicz, M. (2022). “If I’m not real, I’m not having an impact”: Relationality and vicarious resistance in complex trauma care. The British Journal of Social Work, Online first: 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac054
The research investigates how domestic violence perpetrators intrude on victim’s lives via unwanted contact, unauthorised access to telecommunications accounts and devices, and identity theft in Australia. Domestic violence (DV) victims comprise a large group of vulnerable consumers whose rights, privacy, and security are compromised when telecommunication services and devices are misused. Access to safe and secure information communication services are essential for victims’ social engagement and information and help-seeking. This research will address a knowledge deficit in this area in order to identify future industry, platform, and state research, regulation, and prevention initiatives to improve telecommunication outcomes for victims.
Presentations
31 May, 2019
Domestic violence and communication technology: Insights from Australian survivors
Queensland Domestic And Family Violence Prevention Month Breakfast
Cairns Regional Domestic Violence Service
Cairns, Australia
31 May, 2019
At Your Service interview
2 June, 2019
rebroadcast
At Your Service interview
20 June 2019
Domestic violence and communication technology
ASK LOIS webinar
11:00 am-11:30 am
Women’s Legal Service New South Wales
26 June 2019
Domestic violence and technology: Findings and future pathways
QUT Centre for Research on Crime Justice & Social Democracy Seminar Series
4:00 pm-5:30pm
QUT Gardens Point, P419
Brisbane, Australia
9 August 2019
Online e-safety in family law matters and the role of technology in stalking and domestic abuse
Specialist Accreditation Conference
2:00pm-3:00 pm
The Law Society of New South Wales & Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committees
Sydney
1-4 September 2019
Technology-facilitated coercive control: Insights from survivors in Australia
3rd European Conference on Domestic Violence
Oslo, Norway
9 September 2019
Digital media and domestic violence: Emerging international research,
3:00 pm- 5 :00 pm
Gothenburg University, Sweden
Department of Law, the CIP-room, House C, 6.
10 September 2019
Digital media and domestic violence: Emerging international research
10:00 am -12:00 am
Lund University, Sweden
25 September 2019
Technology-facilitated coercive control: Insights from survivors in Australia
Ask NOLA (North Queensland Online Legal Access) webinar
2-5 October 2019
Technology-facilitated abuse: How tech is transforming coercion, control,
and violence
QUT Kelvin Grove
Brisbane, Australia
9 October 2019
Domestic violence and technology: New international research and resources for practice
Battered Women’s Justice Project webinar
3:30-5:00 pm Eastern Time US/ 5:30- 7:00 am Brisbane time
with Rachel Gibson, Senior Technology Specialist for the Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence
25 November 2019
Digital media and domestic violence: New Australian research
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Research team
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Molly Dragiewicz, Queensland University of Technology
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Bridget Harris, Queensland University of Technology
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Delanie Woodlock, University of New England Armidale, Australia
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Michael Salter, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Helen Easton, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Angela Lynch, Women’s Legal Service Queensland, Annerley, Australia
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Helen Campbell, Women’s Legal Service New South Wales, Lidcombe, Australia
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Jhan Leach, Blacktown Women’s and Girls Health Centre, Blacktown, Australia
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Lulu Milne, Women’s Legal Service Queensland, Annerley, Australia
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Claire Reid, Queensland University of Technology
This research was made possible by a grant from ACCAN. The authors note our commitment to academic freedom and research integrity. No third party exerted any influence over the research design or analysis.