How Coercive Control Creates A Unique Type of Trauma
As proposed in one of the studies in today's Crime Research Update
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Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, sexual violence, intimate partner, technology-facilitated, victim, survivor, trauma, regulation
First author: Kristy Kassing (La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia) [+1 other author]
In this study, researchers looked at the effects of coercive control—a form of violence where the victim’s life is severely restricted by an intimate partner through threats, violence, technology, and other means—and found victims “experience specific emotional trauma, shaped by processes of threat and restraint.” The researchers propose a new concept, “coercive control trauma,” and argue for its usefulness.
You’ll find more of today’s new research listings below.
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Research by type of crime
Violence
Unveiling the Shadows of the Perversion Files: Analyzing Techniques of Neutralization Among Boy Scout Leaders in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Journal: Deviant Behavior
Keywords: sexual abuse
First author: Jane Mahon (University of Cincinnati) [+3 other authors]
The Role of Rape Myth Acceptance, Situational Context, and Gender in Individual’s Perceptions of Image-Based Sexual Abuse Victims and Perpetrators
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, sexual abuse, rape, victim
First author: Jewels Adair (University of Windsor, ON, Canada) [+1 other author]
The Meaning-Making of Adult Sexual Assault Among Men: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of Survivors and Therapists
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: assault, violence, sexual abuse, victim, victimization, survivor, trauma
First author: Michal Guter (Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel) [+2 other authors]
The Characteristics and Circumstances of Fatal Interpersonal Strangulation in Australian Adults
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: assault, homicide, violence, intimate partner violence, intimate partner, victim, prosecution, policy
First author: Scotia P. Mullin (The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia) [+1 other author]
Examining the Influence of Exposure to Community Violence on Posttraumatic Stress in Community Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, intimate partner violence, intimate partner, trauma
First author: Jewelia J. Ferguson (University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA) [+5 other authors]
“Slowly, Over Time, You Completely Lose Yourself”: Conceptualizing Coercive Control Trauma in Intimate Partner Relationships
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, sexual violence, intimate partner, technology-facilitated, victim, survivor, trauma, regulation
First author: Kristy Kassing (La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia) [+1 other author]
Mandatory Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence: Examining Predictors and Experiences Among Intimate Partner Violence Victims
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: aggression, violence, intimate partner violence, intimate partner, victim, victimization, law
First author: Astrid Gravdal Vølstad (Volda University College, Norway) [+2 other authors]
Property
Resident Presence and Burglary: A Spatiotemporal Exploration of Guardianship Patterns Using Mobile Phone Tracking Data as a Measure of Ambient Population
Journal: Crime & Delinquency
Keywords: burglary
First author: Junghwan Bae (Tarleton State University, Fort Worth, TX, USA) [+3 other authors]
Forgiveness-Seeking Behaviors Among Online Romance Fraudsters: Insights from Sakawa Actors in Ghana
Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Keywords: fraud, offender, victim
First author: Yushawu Abubakari (University of Wroclaw, Poland)
Drugs
None found today.
White Collar
Forgiveness-Seeking Behaviors Among Online Romance Fraudsters: Insights from Sakawa Actors in Ghana
Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Keywords: fraud, offender, victim
First author: Yushawu Abubakari (University of Wroclaw, Poland)
Organized
None found today.
Technology Facilitated
“Slowly, Over Time, You Completely Lose Yourself”: Conceptualizing Coercive Control Trauma in Intimate Partner Relationships
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, sexual violence, intimate partner, technology-facilitated, victim, survivor, trauma, regulation
First author: Kristy Kassing (La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia) [+1 other author]
Research by criminal justice/legal system stage
Offending
Forgiveness-Seeking Behaviors Among Online Romance Fraudsters: Insights from Sakawa Actors in Ghana
Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Keywords: fraud, offender, victim
First author: Yushawu Abubakari (University of Wroclaw, Poland)
Does Criminal Experience Affect a Person’s Perceptual Deterrence of Sanctions and Controlling Mechanisms in China?
Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Keywords: offender, police, patrol, prison, punishment
First author: Shanhe Jiang (Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA) [+3 other authors]
Victimization
Forgiveness-Seeking Behaviors Among Online Romance Fraudsters: Insights from Sakawa Actors in Ghana
Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Keywords: fraud, offender, victim
First author: Yushawu Abubakari (University of Wroclaw, Poland)
The Role of Rape Myth Acceptance, Situational Context, and Gender in Individual’s Perceptions of Image-Based Sexual Abuse Victims and Perpetrators
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, sexual abuse, rape, victim
First author: Jewels Adair (University of Windsor, ON, Canada) [+1 other author]
The Meaning-Making of Adult Sexual Assault Among Men: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of Survivors and Therapists
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: assault, violence, sexual abuse, victim, victimization, survivor, trauma
First author: Michal Guter (Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel) [+2 other authors]
The Characteristics and Circumstances of Fatal Interpersonal Strangulation in Australian Adults
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: assault, homicide, violence, intimate partner violence, intimate partner, victim, prosecution, policy
First author: Scotia P. Mullin (The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia) [+1 other author]
Examining the Influence of Exposure to Community Violence on Posttraumatic Stress in Community Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, intimate partner violence, intimate partner, trauma
First author: Jewelia J. Ferguson (University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA) [+5 other authors]
“Slowly, Over Time, You Completely Lose Yourself”: Conceptualizing Coercive Control Trauma in Intimate Partner Relationships
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, sexual violence, intimate partner, technology-facilitated, victim, survivor, trauma, regulation
First author: Kristy Kassing (La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia) [+1 other author]
Mandatory Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence: Examining Predictors and Experiences Among Intimate Partner Violence Victims
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: aggression, violence, intimate partner violence, intimate partner, victim, victimization, law
First author: Astrid Gravdal Vølstad (Volda University College, Norway) [+2 other authors]
Policing
Does Criminal Experience Affect a Person’s Perceptual Deterrence of Sanctions and Controlling Mechanisms in China?
Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Keywords: offender, police, patrol, prison, punishment
First author: Shanhe Jiang (Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA) [+3 other authors]
Courts
The Characteristics and Circumstances of Fatal Interpersonal Strangulation in Australian Adults
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: assault, homicide, violence, intimate partner violence, intimate partner, victim, prosecution, policy
First author: Scotia P. Mullin (The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia) [+1 other author]
Corrections
Does Criminal Experience Affect a Person’s Perceptual Deterrence of Sanctions and Controlling Mechanisms in China?
Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Keywords: offender, police, patrol, prison, punishment
First author: Shanhe Jiang (Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA) [+3 other authors]
Public Policy
The Characteristics and Circumstances of Fatal Interpersonal Strangulation in Australian Adults
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: assault, homicide, violence, intimate partner violence, intimate partner, victim, prosecution, policy
First author: Scotia P. Mullin (The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia) [+1 other author]
“Slowly, Over Time, You Completely Lose Yourself”: Conceptualizing Coercive Control Trauma in Intimate Partner Relationships
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: violence, sexual violence, intimate partner, technology-facilitated, victim, survivor, trauma, regulation
First author: Kristy Kassing (La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia) [+1 other author]
Mandatory Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence: Examining Predictors and Experiences Among Intimate Partner Violence Victims
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Keywords: aggression, violence, intimate partner violence, intimate partner, victim, victimization, law
First author: Astrid Gravdal Vølstad (Volda University College, Norway) [+2 other authors]
Unsorted Research
All of today's research was sorted into the above categories.
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