@article{ref1,
title="Weaponizing CoViD-19: how the pandemic influenced the behavior of those who use violence in domestic and family relationships",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2021",
author="Warren, Shane and Morley, Christine and Clarke, Jo and Vitis, Laura and Ryan, Vanessa and Carrington, Kerry and Ball, Matthew",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="COVID-19 has increased threats to women's safety in Australia and globally. This research is based on a 2020 nationwide survey about the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic and family violence (DFV) services and allied sectors throughout Australia. This study focuses on how perpetrator behaviors-coercion, control, and violence-changed and intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two central themes identified from this qualitative analysis were the increase in complexity and severity of DFV during COVID-19. The analysis highlights how perpetrator behavior reflects the weaponizing of COVID-19 against women and children. The article concludes with a discussion about the theoretical, practice, and policy implications.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012211054871",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012211054871"
}