Mr Jeffrey DeMarco
| Name | Mr Jeffrey DeMarco |
|---|---|
| Job title | Senior Lecturer in Psychology |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | Psychology |
| Email address | j.demarco@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7160-2100 |
| Contact category | Academic staff |
Biography
Biography Jeffrey DeMarco is chartered forensic psychologist and senior policy and insight professional. The majority of his operational, policy and insight work explores the intersection between psychology and technology. This has included work for the European Commission, enhancing the policing of online child sexual abuse; investigating youth justice systems and digital safety for UNICEF across the MENA region and eastern Africa, and establishing educational programmes for parents and young people focusing on digital literacy; improving partnership between local communities and military in conflict zones, including Iraq and Afghanistan while developing well-being ‘hubs’ for families to seek health, education, immigration and criminal justice advice; and assessing the psychopathology of adolescent victims/offenders of violence presenting to the police and statutory services.
Teaching PSY4223 Trauma Impacts and Interventions
Education and qualifications
PhD
Royal Holloway, University of London
MSc Forensic Psychology
London Metropolitan
BSc Psychology
McGill University
Grants
Projects
- Invisible risks: Combating secondary trauma to safeguard children
Prizes and Awards
Research outputs
Content moderator coping strategies: associations with psychological distress, secondary trauma and wellbeing
Spence, R., Martellozzo, E. and DeMarco, J. 2024. Content moderator coping strategies: associations with psychological distress, secondary trauma and wellbeing. Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000454Supporting digital key workers: Addressing the challenges faced by content moderators during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Martellozzo, E., Bleakley, P., Bradbury, P., Spence, R. and DeMarco, J. 2024. Supporting digital key workers: Addressing the challenges faced by content moderators during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management. 24 (2), pp. 212-228. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTPM.2024.137818Content moderator mental health, secondary trauma, and well-being: a cross-sectional study
Spence, R., Bifulco, A., Bradbury, P., Martellozzo, E. and DeMarco, J. 2024. Content moderator mental health, secondary trauma, and well-being: a cross-sectional study. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 27 (2), pp. 149-155. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2023.0298The psychological impacts of content moderation on content moderators: a qualitative study
Spence, R., Bifulco, A., Bradbury, P., Martellozzo, E. and DeMarco, J. 2023. The psychological impacts of content moderation on content moderators: a qualitative study. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. 17 (4). https://doi.org/10.5817/cp2023-4-8Moderating online child sexual abuse material (CSAM): Does self-regulation work, or is greater state regulation needed?
Bleakley, P., Martellozzo, E., Spence, R. and DeMarco, J. 2023. Moderating online child sexual abuse material (CSAM): Does self-regulation work, or is greater state regulation needed? European Journal of Criminology. 21 (2), pp. 231-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/14773708231181361Content moderators’ strategies for coping with the stress of moderating content online
Spence, R., Harrison, A., Bradbury, P., Bleakley, P., Martellozzo, E. and DeMarco, J. 2023. Content moderators’ strategies for coping with the stress of moderating content online. Journal of Online Trust and Safety. 1 (5), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.54501/jots.v1i5.91Exploring the removal of online child sexual abuse material in the United Kingdom: processes and practice
Martellozzo, E. and DeMarco, J. 2020. Exploring the removal of online child sexual abuse material in the United Kingdom: processes and practice. Crime Prevention & Community Safety. 22 (4), pp. 331-350. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41300-020-00099-2Shared practice, learning, and goals between police and young people: a qualitative analysis of the National Volunteer Police Cadets
DeMarco, J. and Bifulco, A. 2021. Shared practice, learning, and goals between police and young people: a qualitative analysis of the National Volunteer Police Cadets. Policing: a Journal of Policy and Practice. 15 (4), pp. 2095-2110. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paaa010ISEC illegal use of the Internet: policing, collaboration and victimisation—A review of the literature. Document prepared for the European Commission initiative in dealing with cybercrime and cybersecurity
DeMarco, J., Davidson, J., Scally, M. and Long, E. 2015. ISEC illegal use of the Internet: policing, collaboration and victimisation—A review of the literature. Document prepared for the European Commission initiative in dealing with cybercrime and cybersecurity. Middlesex University.Exploring policing and industry practice in the prevention of online child sexual abuse
Davidson, J., Schimmenti, A., Caretti, V., Puccia, A., Corbari, E., Bogaerts, S., Schilder, J., Scally, M., Bifulco, A. and DeMarco, J. 2019. Exploring policing and industry practice in the prevention of online child sexual abuse. in: Bryce, I. and Petherick, W. (ed.) Child Sexual Abuse: Forensic Issues in Evidence, Impact, and Management Academic Press, Elsevier. pp. 657-678Organised and Terrorist Networks: Empirical Research Report
Ruggiero, V., DeMarco, J., Monaghan, A., Huber, F., Jäger, B., Musotto, R., Wall, D., Bonfanti, M. and Meyer- Daetsch, L. 2017. Organised and Terrorist Networks: Empirical Research Report. European Commission.Enhancing police and industry practice
Davidson, J., DeMarco, J., Bifulco, A., Bogaerts, S., Caretti, V., Aiken, M., Chevers, C., Corbari, E., Scally, M., Schimmenti, A. and Puccia, A. 2016. Enhancing police and industry practice. Middlesex University.Digital dangers and cyber-victimisation: a study of European adolescent online risky behaviour for sexual exploitation
DeMarco, J., Cheevers, C., Davidson, J., Bogaerts, S., Pace, U., Aiken, M., Caretti, V., Schimmenti, A. and Bifulco, A. 2017. Digital dangers and cyber-victimisation: a study of European adolescent online risky behaviour for sexual exploitation. Clinical Neuropsychiatry. 14 (1), pp. 104-112.Racial differences in Police experiences: investigation into the factors influencing citizen-police co-operation
DeMarco, J. 2016. Racial differences in Police experiences: investigation into the factors influencing citizen-police co-operation. International Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities. 6 (2), pp. 42-63.EU online child safety: what does the literature say?
DeMarco, J., Davidson, J., Bifulco, A., Scally, M., Cheevers, C., Schimmenti, A., Caretti, V., Puccia, A., Corbari, E., Schilder, J. and Bogaerts, S. 2016. EU online child safety: what does the literature say? Crimen et Delictum: International Journal of Criminological and Investigative Sciences. 11 (1), pp. 1-19.An adapted REA exploring online child sexual abuse victimisation across the EU
Scally, M. and DeMarco, J. 2016. An adapted REA exploring online child sexual abuse victimisation across the EU. British Psychological Society Annual Conference. Nottingham 26 - 28 Apr 2016Child online protection in the MENA region
Patrick, B., Monica, B., Davidson, J., Ali, M., Davison, P., Day, E., DeMarco, J., Rasul, M., Razai, S., Scally, M. and Wex, B. 2016. Child online protection in the MENA region. Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention.Setting up a youth violence prevention project in a London hospital emergency department
Ilan-Clarke, Y., Bunn, A., DeMarco, J., Bifulco, A., Criddle, J. and Holdsworth, G. 2013. Setting up a youth violence prevention project in a London hospital emergency department. Journal of Public Mental Health. 12 (2), pp. 80-92. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-09-2012-00053099
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