Weaponizing COVID-19: How the Pandemic Influenced the Behavior of Those Who Use Violence in Domestic and Family Relationships

Shane Warren; Christine Morley; Jo Clarke; Laura Vitis; Vanessa Ryan; Kerry Carrington; Matthew Ball

doi:10.1177/10778012211054871

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Weaponizing COVID-19: How the Pandemic Influenced the Behavior of Those Who Use Violence in Domestic and Family Relationships

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Weaponizing COVID-19: How the Pandemic Influenced the Behavior of Those Who Use Violence in Domestic and Family Relationships

Shane Warren, Christine Morley, Jo Clarke, Laura Vitis, Vanessa Ryan, Kerry Carrington and Matthew Ball

Violence Against Women, Vol.28(14), pp.3415-3437

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012211054871

PMID: 34859730

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Abstract

domestic and family violence

COVID-19 pandemic

intimate terrorism

perpetrator behavior

COVID-19

COVID-19 has increased threats to women's safety in Australia and globally. This research is based on a 2020 nationwide survey about the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic and family violence (DFV) services and allied sectors throughout Australia. This study focuses on how perpetrator behaviors-coercion, control, and violence-changed and intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two central themes identified from this qualitative analysis were the increase in complexity and severity of DFV during COVID-19. The analysis highlights how perpetrator behavior reflects the weaponizing of COVID-19 against women and children. The article concludes with a discussion about the theoretical, practice, and policy implications.

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Title: Weaponizing COVID-19: How the Pandemic Influenced the Behavior of Those Who Use Violence in Domestic and Family Relationships
Authors: Shane Warren (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Christine Morley (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Jo Clarke (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Laura Vitis (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Vanessa Ryan (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Kerry Carrington (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Matthew Ball (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Violence Against Women, Vol.28(14), pp.3415-3437
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
DOI: 10.1177/10778012211054871
ISSN: 1552-8448
PMID: 34859730
Grant note: NA / Queensland University of Technology (https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001793)
Organisation Unit: School of Law and Society; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Social Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99649873802621
Output Type: Journal article

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