How Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse use Technology

Cost: Free to people working in Nottingham city and county – chargeable outside of these areas

Location: Online – MS Teams

Duration: 3 hrs

About this training session

We live our lives online, and although tech provides information and support, it also gives abusers more tools. From social media, online banking, and even takeaway food apps, to smart devices such as Alexa and video doorbells – all of these and many more, can be misused by an abuser, to track and control someone.

Learn how perpetrators use every day tech in their abuse and the impact on the survivor during different parts of a relationship: before leaving, during escape, and in life apart. Discover some of the many tools to help protect survivors from tech abuse and recognise the signs.

The session takes a dive into how tech-facilitated abuse has advanced to the use of devices such as Google, Alexa, video doorbells and spyware, and looks at how to take control and be online safely.

After this training you’ll be able to

• Identify the digital platforms a perpetrator might have access to
• Recognise where and how potential tech abuse can take place

• Understand how tech is used by a perpetrator during the different parts of a relationship (before leaving, escaping and life apart)
• Help someone to secure digital platforms against potential tech abuse from a partner or ex-partner.

Prerequisites

None.

Funded by

This session is funded by Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership.

Please bear in mind that this training does include reference to types of domestic abuse, if you are watching or taking part in this training in a shared building, if possible, please do so in a space that is not accessed by other people for the duration of the training.

It is possible that any training about domestic abuse has the potential to impact on each of us personally, please be aware that this may be the case before accessing the training.

Cancellation

Please note failure to attend the course without prior cancellation may result in a charge for your place. If you do wish to cancel, you can do so through your Eventbrite confirmation or by getting in touch with our team at training@equation.org.uk.

Cost

Please be aware: due to the conditions of our funding, this training is free to people working in Nottingham City and County – chargeable outside of these areas.

We are monitoring the attendance list and you will be asked to pay if you do not qualify for a free ticket.

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