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Narrative construction of sexual violence and rape online
Citation
Nagy, V, Narrative construction of sexual violence and rape online, International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 6, (2) pp. 95‐108. ISSN 2202-8005 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.5204/ijcjsd.v6i2.270
Abstract
The increased active participation of individuals in the creation of sexual violence narratives online, as opposed to the previously passive consumption of news stories offline, could prove problematic in ensuring justice is served. Social media allows for circumvention of the criminal justice system in response to its perceived inadequacies. With the 24-hour news cycle, the ease with which media consumers can interact with the story as it breaks online, and the manner in which social media has been used by laypersons and secondary bystanders to target victims or perpetrators before a case ever makes it to court, raises questions about how narrative construction online possibly influences people’s beliefs and understandings about sexual violence and the effect this may have for the justice system.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | digital, sexual violence, Internet |
| Research Division: | Human Society |
| Research Group: | Criminology |
| Research Field: | Criminology not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | Justice and the law |
| Objective Field: | Criminal justice |
| UTAS Author: | Nagy, V (Dr Vicky Nagy) |
| ID Code: | 133787 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Deposited By: | Sociology and Criminology |
| Deposited On: | 2019-07-10 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-08-06 |
| Downloads: | 21 View Download Statistics |
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