<description>&lt;p&gt;Crimes for clicks, shares and online status - In this episode, Tim and Xanthe unpack the&amp;nbsp; dangerous new phenomenon &amp;ldquo;crimefluencing&amp;rdquo;. Australia&amp;rsquo;s top cop recently highlighted this &amp;ldquo;new and disturbing front in traditional gender-based violence&amp;rdquo; - with young people being drawn into online networks that encourage everything from petty offending to serious violence and exploitation. From livestreamed assaults to the coercion of vulnerable teenage girls, this episode explores how social media has gamified criminal behaviour.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WATCH OUR FULL VIDEO EPISODES ON YOUTUBE AT &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd4keIp9WCGccovBQGInKfw"&gt;'CRIME CENTRAL AUSTRALIA'&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Follow us on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/motiveandmethod/"&gt;@Motive&amp;amp;Method&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Youth Crime & 'Crimefluencing': Clicks, Clout & Coercion

MAY 19, 202630 MIN
Motive & Method

Youth Crime & 'Crimefluencing': Clicks, Clout & Coercion

MAY 19, 202630 MIN

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Crimes for clicks, shares and online status - In this episode, Tim and Xanthe unpack the  dangerous new phenomenon “crimefluencing”. Australia’s top cop recently highlighted this “new and disturbing front in traditional gender-based violence” - with young people being drawn into online networks that encourage everything from petty offending to serious violence and exploitation. From livestreamed assaults to the coercion of vulnerable teenage girls, this episode explores how social media has gamified criminal behaviour. WATCH OUR FULL VIDEO EPISODES ON YOUTUBE AT 'CRIME CENTRAL AUSTRALIA'. Follow us on Instagram @Motive&MethodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.