Title: The importance of administrative enforcement in protecting the family from digital domestic violence, analytical study between reality and hope

Authors: Jehad D. Aljazi; Odai Mohammad Ali Al Heilat

Addresses: Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan ' Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

Abstract: This research addresses the legal issues related to the emergence of digital domestic violence, and the consequences of it, which led to the occurrence of crimes that are a great danger to society and the family. Therefore, administrative enforcement authorities intervene to prevent and limit their occurrence. This research also aims to clarify the position of Jordanian and Moroccan legislation sometimes in addressing digital domestic violence. The main problem of this paper revolves around the extent to which the Jordanian legislation achieves the objective of protecting the family from digital violence. To solve this problem, we divided this research into two parts. In the first, we dealt with administrative control measures in digital domestic violence, and in the second, administrative deterrent mechanisms in domestic violence. The research reached important outcomes; fore mostly is that the penalties imposed by the Jordanian legislator are insufficient to achieve effective protection from digital domestic violence. We recommend developing alternative penalties with significant effects aiming to correct the behaviour of the perpetrator of domestic violence.

Keywords: administrative penalties; measures; family; behaviour; administrative control; digital violence; technical development; fine; Jordan.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESDF.2026.153329

International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, 2026 Vol.18 No.3, pp.310 - 322

Received: 26 Jan 2024
Accepted: 19 Mar 2024
Published online: 01 May 2026 *

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