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  • Understanding Romance Fraud: Insights From Domestic Violence Research

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    Author(s)
    Cross, C
    Dragiewicz, M
    Richards, K
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Dragiewicz, Molly A.
    Year published
    2018
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    Abstract
    Romance fraud affects thousands of victims globally, yet few scholars have studied it. The dynamics of relationships between victims and offenders are not well understood, and the effects are rarely discussed. This article adapts the concept of psychological abuse from studies of domestic violence to better understand romance fraud. Using interviews with 21 Australian romance fraud victims, we show how offenders use non-violent tactics to ensure compliance with ongoing demands for money. This article identifies similarities and differences between domestic violence and romance fraud. We argue that thinking through domestic ...
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    Romance fraud affects thousands of victims globally, yet few scholars have studied it. The dynamics of relationships between victims and offenders are not well understood, and the effects are rarely discussed. This article adapts the concept of psychological abuse from studies of domestic violence to better understand romance fraud. Using interviews with 21 Australian romance fraud victims, we show how offenders use non-violent tactics to ensure compliance with ongoing demands for money. This article identifies similarities and differences between domestic violence and romance fraud. We argue that thinking through domestic violence and romance fraud together offerspotential benefits to both bodies of research.
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    Journal Title
    British Journal of Criminology
    Volume
    58
    Issue
    6
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy005
    Copyright Statement
    © 2018 Oxford University Press. This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in British Journal of Criminology following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Understanding Romance Fraud: Insights From Domestic Violence Research, British Journal of Criminology, 2018, 58 (6), pp. 1303-1322 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy005.
    Subject
    Criminology
    Social Sciences
    Criminology & Penology
    romance fraud
    domestic violence
    psychological abuse
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/388623
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