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How can you capture what is hidden?’ Police body-worn cameras and coercive control

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ID15748876
AuthorsCharlotte Barlow (0000-0002-1362-7131, University of Lancashire, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume7
Issue1
Pages163-177
Publication date2022-03-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Gender-Based Violence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2398-6808 • E-ISSN: 2398-6816
PublisherPolicy Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/239868021x16436467287647
OpenAlexW4225562655
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited19

In December 2015, the criminal offence of coercive control was introduced in England and Wales. Occurring at a similar time was the increased widespread usage of police body-worn cameras (BWCs) in domestic abuse cases, with many UK based police forces and international jurisdictions, such as Australia and the US, encouraging their mandatory usage. Using empirical data gathered in one police force area in the south of England, this article examines the extent to which coercive control is able to be captured by BWCs, exploring police officer and victim/survivor perceptions and experiences. The findings highlight concerns with the extent to which BWCs are able to capture the hidden nature of coercive control and the ways in which the footage could have unintended consequences for victim/survivors, particularly minoritised women

Control (management · Criminology · Officer · Perception · Political science · Computer Science · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year2,33
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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