RT Article
T1 Police Body-Worn Cameras as a Response to Domestic and Family Violence: Practitioner Insights Into the Consequences for Victim/Survivors
JF Violence against women
VO 30
IS 14
SP 3536
OP 3557
A1 Iliadis, Mary
A2 Harris, Bridget
A2 Vakhitova, Zarina
A2 Flynn, Asher
A2 Tyson, Danielle
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1908930233
AB Body-worn cameras (BWCs) have been promoted internationally to enhance responses to domestic and family violence (DFV). However, little is known about their utility, benefits, and limitations. Drawing upon the insights of DFV practitioners who support victim/survivors in the Australian states of Queensland and Western Australia, this article finds that while BWCs can capture some DFV incidents, they are unable to show their full context and impacts. BWC footage may also have consequences for “nonideal” victim/survivors, including wrongful criminalization and the removal of children. Ultimately, we argue that trauma-informed responses are vital for BWC use in DFV cases to improve frontline responses.
K1 ideal victim
K1 misidentification
K1 Domestic and family violence
K1 Police
K1 body-worn camera technology
DO 10.1177/10778012231185541