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This chapter explores the challenges in addressing TFV against women within Finnish pretrial investigations. Drawing on focus group interviews with police officers, prosecutors, and support service professionals, the study highlights systemic issues such as institutional under-recognition, insufficient training, and fragmented interagency cooperation. Despite the widespread and traumatizing nature of TFV, cases are often deprioritized due to their classification as low-severity offenses. Victims face disproportionate burdens, including the expectation to collect digital evidence themselves. Thematic analysis reveals gaps in forensic capacity, legal interpretation, and procedural consistency. The findings underscore the need for legal reform, standardized protocols, and enhanced resources to ensure that TFV is appropriately identified, investigated, and prosecuted, thereby fulfilling Finland’s obligations under the Istanbul Convention.

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Technology-Facilitated Violence and Gender-Based Harm: Investigative Challenges from the Perspective of the Police, Prosecutors, and Support Services in Finland

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    2026年

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  • Sisko Piippo,
  • Marianne Mela,
  • Jarmo Houtsonen,
  • Sonja Tihverainen,
  • Marita Husso

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This chapter explores the challenges in addressing TFV against women within Finnish pretrial investigations. Drawing on focus group interviews with police officers, prosecutors, and support service professionals, the study highlights systemic issues such as institutional under-recognition, insufficient training, and fragmented interagency cooperation. Despite the widespread and traumatizing nature of TFV, cases are often deprioritized due to their classification as low-severity offenses. Victims face disproportionate burdens, including the expectation to collect digital evidence themselves. Thematic analysis reveals gaps in forensic capacity, legal interpretation, and procedural consistency. The findings underscore the need for legal reform, standardized protocols, and enhanced resources to ensure that TFV is appropriately identified, investigated, and prosecuted, thereby fulfilling Finland’s obligations under the Istanbul Convention.