The Prevention of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV)

Dear Colleagues,

With the ever-growing rate of technological advancement, opportunities arise for perpetrators to cause harm and distress to victim/survivors. In the context of domestic abuse, the use of technology to abuse victims has increased, with perpetrators utilising trackers, cameras, apps, and social media, as well as threats, to share intimate images as a means of coercive control (Rogers et al., 2023). Additionally, this abuse can occur in wider contexts such as against strangers and colleagues (Sheikh and Rogers, 2024). Across the globe, policymakers are enacting legislation in order to address the problem, but evidence suggests that many gaps remain in terms of protecting and providing redress to victim/survivors. The need for more victim-focused support, as well as a shift in societal attitudes, is still needed within this area. 

In this Special Issue, we seek to bring together interdisciplinary research on contemporary issues and contexts relating to the prevention of TFGBV, and we welcome contributions with empirical insights, based on qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method approaches, to advance our understanding about this critical research area. We also welcome theoretical or discussion pieces, rooted in current evidence, that progress our understanding of the ways in which prevention measures can improve.

References

Rogers, M. M., Fisher, C., Ali, P., Allmark, P., & Fontes, L. (2023). Technology-facilitated abuse in intimate relationships: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 24(4), 2210-2226.

Sheikh, M. M. R., & Rogers, M. M. (2024). Technology-facilitated sexual violence and abuse in low and middle-income countries: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 25(2), 1614-1629. 

Dr. Michaela Rogers
Dr. Loren Parton
Guest Editors

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