Computer applications or apps, websites, social media networks, texting services and other communication modes which can digitally or electronically connect users to cyberspace (the internet).
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Intimate Partner Cyber Abuse Viewed Through the Lens of Criminology
Curtis L. Todd (Atlanta Metropolitan State College, USA), Joshua E. Byrd (American Intercontinental University, USA), and Leroy Baldwin (Atlanta Metropolitan State College, USA)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 9
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9715-5.ch041
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.