Intimate Partner Cyber Abuse Viewed Through the Lens of Criminology

Intimate Partner Cyber Abuse Viewed Through the Lens of Criminology

Curtis L. Todd, Joshua E. Byrd, Leroy Baldwin
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 9
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5598-2.ch029
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Abstract

Intimate partner cyber abuse is characterized by online behaviors that threaten, intimidate, harass, humiliate, or harm a person involved in a close personal relationship with another person in which they are described as being a couple due to their relationship meeting certain conditions such as emotional connection, regular contact, and ongoing physical contact that need not be sexual. This type of abuse provides criminal justice systems with numerous opportunities and challenges due to its implications for policing, prosecution, and the overall provisions of remedies accorded by judicial systems. This article contextualizes key concepts, examines gateways and protective strategies associated with cyber abuse, and argues that the issues related to intimate partner cyber abuse should be refocused through a criminological lens. Recommendations and future research considerations are also explored.
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Intimate Partner Cyber Abuse

The operational definition of Intimate Partner Cyber Abuse is framed through a bifurcated lens that explicates the terms “intimate partner” and “cyber abuse.” The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control’s publication “Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements, Version 2.0,” which was authored by Breiding et al (2018) endeavored to promote, as well as improve consistency in which Intimate Partner Violence is surveilled across organizations and among stakeholders seeking to address this problematic social issue. The definition of intimate partner, among other critical descriptions included in the publication, notes:

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