“It Started With a Nude”: Gangs & Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence

This unique qualitative study updates current literature on gangs and sexual violence by incorporating digital practices. This study applies the framework of technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) which combines cyberstalking, coerced sexting, online sexual harassment, and sextortion, to the...

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Main Author: Lyttle Storrod, Michelle (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: International criminal justice review
Year: 2024, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 245-261
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Social Media
Sexual Violence
Gender
Gangs
criminal exploitation
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Summary:This unique qualitative study updates current literature on gangs and sexual violence by incorporating digital practices. This study applies the framework of technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) which combines cyberstalking, coerced sexting, online sexual harassment, and sextortion, to the lived experience of young people in and around gangs in London. Findings are generated from a study that took place January–July 2015, which involved 240 young people taking part in 12 focus groups. Data is triangulated with content analysis of social media sites belonging to local gangs. Exploration of patriarchal and gendered practices that normalize sexual violence in gangs on and offline will be discussed. The link between gangs, TFSV, and criminal exploitation will also be established.
ISSN:1556-3855
DOI:10.1177/10575677241230475