Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 32
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Developing technology significantly changes abuse methods, integrating into most domestic abuse cases.
Conclusion
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner also highlighted how developing technology is also contributing to changes in the nature of abuse and the methods used by perpetrators.75 The Gender and Tech Research Lab at University College London, claims that technology has transformed the landscape of VAWG crimes, and highlighted reporting by domestic abuse charity, Refuge, which showed 72% of their cases involved a technology element as of 2019.76 71 Q 94 72 Qq 91–93 73 Q 56 74 VAWG0003 75 Q 14 76 VAWG0012 21
Government Response
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