Digital Traces Disclosing Domestic Violence (IMAGE)

Bocconi University

Digital Traces Disclosing Domestic Violence

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Google searches proved to be an effective tool to predict a surge in calls to domestic violence helplines in Italy at any time and a good predictor of calls to emergency numbers in time of crisis, according to new research by Selin Koksal (Bocconi University, Milan) and colleagues

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Weiwei Chen, Bocconi University

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