Help-Seeking From Websites and Police in the Aftermath of Technology-Facilitated Victimization

This study looked at experiences of help-seeking from websites and police following an episode of technology-facilitated abuse. It used data from a nationally representative online panel of adults aged 18 to 28, sampled from Ipsos Knowledge Panel. A total of 1,952 unique victimization episodes from...

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Authors: Colburn, Deirdre A. (Author) ; Finkelhor, David (Author) ; Turner, Heather A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2023, Volume: 38, Issue: 21/22, Pages: 11642-11665
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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