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A High-Tech Twist on Abuse: Technology, Intimate Partner Stalking, and Advocacy

added 06/16/2005
Cindy Southworth, Shawndell Dawson, Cynthia Fraser, and Sarah Tucker

This Violence Against Women Online Resources commissioned document summarizes the existing knowledge on the use of technology to stalk. The author uses both published literature and contributions provided by numerous survivors’ reports to provide current information on the variety of sophisticated tools that are being used to stalk current and former intimate partners. The article also provides specific strategies for advocates, including safety planning information, a resource list, and a handout for survivors.

Are You Being Stalked?

added 12/09/2008
The National Center for Victims of Crime

An informative brochure on stalking created by the National Center for Victims of Crime with information on steps to take if you or someone you know is being stalked. They also offer help in creating a safety plan.

Are You Being Stalked? (Spanish)

added 12/09/2008
The National Center for Victims of Crime

An informative brochure on stalking created in Spanish by the National Center for Victims of Crime with information on steps to take if you or someone you know is being stalked. They also offer help in creating a safety plan.

Campus Stalking (pdf)

added 08/12/2008
Connie J. Kirkland, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (April 2002)

"Highlights issues and suggests practical options for responding to stalking incidents that occur in college and university campus communities. Includes a review of the history, definitions, and statistics related to stalking, offering useful resources."

Chinese Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence (pdf)

added 04/24/2010

"Chinese translation of the Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence. The spiral implicitly locates a range of abuses in the lives of girls and women, revealing patterns of victimization and perpetration. The Lifetime Spiral is designed to be used by everyone to identify histories of violence in their own lives or in the lives of family and friends."

Comprehensive Issue Spotting: A Tool for Civil Attorneys Representing Victims of Domestic & Dating Violence, Sexual Assault & Stalking (pdf)

added 09/24/2009

"This is a client-centered tool for civil attorneys new to representing victims of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking to provide comprehensive representation and advocacy for their clients."

Domestic violence laws in Australia

added 11/11/2009

The report analyzes domestic violence legislation in all Australian States and Territories and in New Zealand in order to assist the Australian Government’s National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children. The report notes gaps and overlaps between State and Territory domestic violence protection orders and the Family Law Act 1975.

Facts About Intimate Partner Stalking in Minnesota and the United States (pdf)

added 08/14/2009

A fact sheet created by the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women as part of a statewide training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and advocates titled the Anatomy of Strangulation.

Guide for Starting a Support Group for Victims of Stalking

added 03/13/2010
Stalking Resource Center, National Center for Victims of Crime

The purpose of this handbook is to guide victim service providers, volunteers, and other concerned community members on how to initiate and implement a stalking support group. Also, this guide provides recommendations on how to locate partners and community support, identify resources, and engage victims who would like to participate in a stalking support group.

Korean Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence (pdf)

added 04/24/2010

"Korean translation of the Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence. The spiral implicitly locates a range of abuses in the lives of girls and women, revealing patterns of victimization and perpetration. The Lifetime Spiral is designed to be used by everyone to identify histories of violence in their own lives or in the lives of family and friends."

Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence (pdf)

added 04/23/2010

"The Lifetime Spiral implicitly locates a range of abuses in the lives of girls and women, revealing patterns of victimization and perpetration. The Lifetime Spiral is designed to be used by everyone to identify histories of violence in their own lives or in the lives of family and friends."

New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Winter 2010 Bulletin (pdf)

added 01/07/2010

In the latest issue of the NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence's (OPDV) quarterly newsletter, topics include the use of technology in stalking, predicting reabuse and murders of intimate partners, and training events happening around the state.

Punjabi Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence (pdf)

added 04/23/2010

"Punjabi translation of the Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence. The spiral implicitly locates a range of abuses in the lives of girls and women, revealing patterns of victimization and perpetration. The Lifetime Spiral is designed to be used by everyone to identify histories of violence in their own lives or in the lives of family and friends."

Responding to Stalking: A Guide for Community Corrections

added 03/26/2010
The Stalking Resource Center, American Probation and Parole Association, Office on Violence Against Women

"This guide provides an overview of stalking and suggestions on how to supervise probationers and parolees who engage in stalking behavior."

Stalking Myths and Realities

added 12/09/2008
Stalking Resource Center

A fact sheet pointing out common myths and attitudes about stalking and provides information on the realities of this crime.

Stalking Victimization in the United States, 2009 Report

added 01/21/2009
Katrina Baum, Ph.D., Shannan Catalano, Ph.D., Michael Rand, and Kristina Rose

This document provides statistics on studies done in a 12 month span on the various forms of stalking. The study focuses on the intersection between stalking and victim and offender characteristics such as race, class, age, and gender. The study finds that women are nearly three times more likely than men to be stalked, and young people age 18 to 24 experience the highest rates of stalking.

Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking in Civil Protection Order Cases (pdf)

added 09/24/2009

"These Standards are presented as aspirational guidelines for the operation of legal service providers, pro bono legal service providers, and individual lawyers representing victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in civil protection order cases."

Tagalog Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence (pdf)

added 04/24/2010

"Tagalog translation of the Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence. The spiral implicitly locates a range of abuses in the lives of girls and women, revealing patterns of victimization and perpetration. The Lifetime Spiral is designed to be used by everyone to identify histories of violence in their own lives or in the lives of family and friends."

Ten Things You Need to Know about Stalking

added 12/09/2008
Stalking Resource Center

An informative sheet created by the Stalking Resource Center and the National Center for Victims of Crime providing statistics and information on ways stalking is perpetrated.

Ten Things You Need to Know about Stalking (Spanish)

added 12/09/2008
Stalking Resource Center

An informative sheet created in Spanish by the Stalking Resource Center and the National Center for Victims of Crime providing statistics and information on ways stalking is perpetrated.