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Narrative construction of sexual violence and rape online
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.
History
Publication title
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social DemocracyVolume
6Pagination
95‐108ISSN
2202-8005Department/School
School of Social SciencesPublisher
Queensland University of Technology Crime and Justice Research CentrePlace of publication
AustraliaRights statement
Copyright 2017 The Author. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Repository Status
- Open