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Gendered Violence and Victim-Blaming: The Law's Troubling Response to Cyber-Harassment and Revenge Pornography

Gendered Violence and Victim-Blaming: The Law's Troubling Response to Cyber-Harassment and Revenge Pornography

JoAnne Sweeny
Copyright: © 2017 |Volume: 8 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 12
ISSN: 1947-3451|EISSN: 1947-346X|EISBN13: 9781522513759|DOI: 10.4018/IJT.2017010102
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Sweeny, JoAnne. "Gendered Violence and Victim-Blaming: The Law's Troubling Response to Cyber-Harassment and Revenge Pornography." IJT vol.8, no.1 2017: pp.18-29. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJT.2017010102

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Sweeny, J. (2017). Gendered Violence and Victim-Blaming: The Law's Troubling Response to Cyber-Harassment and Revenge Pornography. International Journal of Technoethics (IJT), 8(1), 18-29. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJT.2017010102

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Sweeny, JoAnne. "Gendered Violence and Victim-Blaming: The Law's Troubling Response to Cyber-Harassment and Revenge Pornography," International Journal of Technoethics (IJT) 8, no.1: 18-29. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJT.2017010102

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Abstract

Cyber-harassment and Revenge pornography are international problems that can cause psychological, financial and physical harm to their victims. And yet, despite legal efforts in several countries, the law has yet to fully address these issues. Instead, enactment and enforcement of laws is undermined by the gendered nature of these acts, which leads to (typically male) police and prosecutors to treat victims with ambivalence and even scorn. This article shows that, despite the prevalence and dangers involved with cyber-harassment and revenge porn, victims are still often left without redress. This article also analyzes law enforcement's tendency to minimize victims' harm and blame victims for their own suffering. Finally, this article discusses how perceptions may begin to change, which could lead to a better understanding of the full range of behaviors and effects of cyber-harassment and revenge pornography and, consequently, better legal outcomes for victims.

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