Between ‘here’ and ‘there’: family violence against immigrant and refugee women in urban and rural Southern Australia

Murray, Linda; Warr, Deborah; Chen, Jasmin; Block, Karen; Murdolo, Adele; Quiazon, Regina; Davis, Erin; Vaughan, Cathy

doi:10.1080/0966369x.2018.1553862

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“…When Shelly blocked her ex on social media, he reached out to her daughter, claiming he wanted to watch her play sports and "she felt excited that he wanted to watch, so she gave him all the details [that helped him find me]." Other family members and friends appeared to be actively commissioned by an abuser, enlisted to harass or watch a woman using digital channels (see Bosch & Bergen, 2006;Dutton & Goodman, 2005;Murray et al, 2019). One woman, Kira, told us that friends of her ex would inform him of her whereabouts and activities.…”

Section: Engagement Of Family and Friends In Network Of Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Coercive Control and Spatiality: Rural, Regional, and Remote Women's Experience

Harris¹,

Woodlock²

2021

The Emerald International Handbook of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse

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Technology increasingly features in intimate relationships and is used by domestic violence perpetrators to enact harm. In this chapter, we propose a theoretical and practical framework for Technology-Facilitated harms in heterosexual relationships which we characterize as digital coercive control. Here, we include behaviors which can be classified as abuse and stalking and also individualized tactics which are less easy to categorize, but evoke fear and restrict the freedoms of a particular woman. Drawing on their knowledge of a victim/survivor's experiences and, in the context of patterns and dynamics of abuse, digital coercive control strategies are personalized by perpetrators and extend and exacerbate "real-world" violence.Digital coercive control is unique because of its spacelessness and the ease, speed, and identity-shielding which technology affords. Victim/survivors describe how perpetrator use of technology creates a sense of omnipresence and omnipotence which can deter women from exiting violent relationships and weakens the (already tenuous) notion that abuse can be "escaped." We contend that the ways that digital coercive control shifts temporal and geographic boundaries warrant attention. However, spatiality more broadly cannot be overlooked. The place and shape in which victim/survivors and perpetrators reside will shape both experiences of and response to violence. In this chapter, we explore these ideas, reporting on findings from a study on digital coercive control in regional, rural, and remote Australia. We adopt a feminist research methodology in regard to our ethos, research processes, analysis, and the outputs and outcomes of our project. Women's voices are

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confidence: 99%

Digital Coercive Control and Spatiality: Rural, Regional, and Remote Women's Experience

Harris¹,

Woodlock²

2021

The Emerald International Handbook of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse

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“…As soon as I saw that house I thought that's the place I am going to die. (National Rural Crime Network, 2019*, p. 29) This intentional isolation of victim-survivors not only narrows women's space for action within the relationship but also limits her escape options (see also Murray et al, 2019*). In this sense, physical isolation can be the perpetrator's most effective tactic, as it can result in the victim-survivor being "literally captive" (National Rural Crime Network, 2019*, p. 8).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Exclusion or disconnection could also be motivated by or attributed to social structures (shaped by various factors such as rural gender structures, cultural values, religion) that facilitated, legitimated or minimised abuse (see Burton et al, 2016*;George & Harris, 2014*;Loxton et al, 2003*;Mackenzie & Mackay, 2019*;Martz & Saraurer, 2000*;National Rural Crime Network, 2019*;Neilson & Renou, 2015*;Wendt, 2009*;Wendt et al, 2017*). Culturally and linguistically diverse victim-survivors from minority groups residing in predominantly white rural areas also expressed a feeling of social isolation (Murray et al, 2019*).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Rural and religious values, prioritisation of family units, and vocal opposition to police responses also deterred women from seeking help from these channels (Hornosty & Doherty, 2002*;Loxton et al, 2003*;Mackenzie & Mackay, 2019*). The capacity of police to provide culturally specific supports-including interpreters-hindered some women's ability to contact and communicate with officers (Murray et al, 2019*). Victim-survivors also identified frustrations and inadequacies when 'outside' (urban) representatives (e.g.…”

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The impact of rurality on women's 'space for action' in domestic violence: Findings from a meta-synthesis

Farhall¹,

Harris²,

Woodlock³

2020

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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Men's violence against women is a global human rights issue, with domestic violence one of the most common forms (World Health Organization, 2017). The consequences of domestic violence include detrimental effects on victim-survivors' health, well-being, and sense of safety. To understand these impacts, the concept of 'space for action' seeks to evaluate how perpetrators of domestic violence narrow women's life choices, constraining their freedom (Kelly, 2003). In this article, we build upon the concept of 'space for action' by examining if, and how, rural geographical space and place can be used by perpetrators to constrict women's options for escape, or even shape the violence itself. In conducting a meta-synthesis of 32 global studies, we found similarities in rural women's experiences of violence. Perpetrators used both geographical space and rural social norms to constrain women's space for action. In particular, geographical and social isolation were used to hold women in literal captivity. Rural communities were often experienced as shaming and ostracizing. This provided women with few opportunities to help-seek and aided perpetrators in reducing women's spaces for safety. Women's space for action was also curtailed in the realms of finance, employment, and their ability to care for their children. These findings demonstrate that geographical place and space can be used by perpetrators to narrow and limit women's space for action. As such, rurality should be included in understanding how men's violence limits women's freedoms.

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“…The companion guide for the national principles acknowledges that social support and access to help act as protection against FV, and that strong cultural connection is likely a protective factor for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Backhouse & Toivonen, 2018). Cultural connection is also a protective factor in migrant and refugee populations (Murray et al, 2019). A small section of the MARAM practice guide lists the following protective factors: positive social supports; connection to culture/identity; stable housing; stable employment/fiscal security; and engagement with professional/therapeutic services (DVRC, and DVV, 2020).…”

Section: Risk Assessment and Protective Factors For Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

Navigating risk and protective factors for family violence during and after the COVID-19 ‘perfect storm’

Spiranovic

Hudson

Winter

et al. 2020

Current Issues in Criminal Justice

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Between ‘here’ and ‘there’: family violence against immigrant and refugee women in urban and rural Southern Australia

Cited by 19 publications

References 33 publications

Digital Coercive Control and Spatiality: Rural, Regional, and Remote Women's Experience

Digital Coercive Control and Spatiality: Rural, Regional, and Remote Women's Experience

The impact of rurality on women's 'space for action' in domestic violence: Findings from a meta-synthesis

Navigating risk and protective factors for family violence during and after the COVID-19 ‘perfect storm’

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