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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.

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Helpful or Harmful?: How Innovative Communication Technology Affects Survivors of Intimate Violence

added 01/13/2006
Ann L. Kranz

This paper explores: 1) the prevalence of web usage by both survivors of intimate violence and the organizations that serve them; 2) the ways in which batterers misuse communication technology to monitor and control their partners activities; and 3) precautions that survivors and organizations can employ to safeguard themselves from liability, harm, and ethical conundrums.

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Internet Safety Information

added 11/14/2000

Article on how to erase history lists and cache files on your browser.

Pornography and Sexual Violence

added 07/07/2004
Robert Jensen, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism

This paper explores possible connections between men's use of pornography and sexual violence, and highlights definitions of terms, appropriate methods of investigation, relevant aspects of current disputes, and how pornography reinforces and sexualizes a subordinate status of women.

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Survivors of Intimate Violence Seek Help Online: Implications of Responding to Increasing Requests

added 01/12/2006

March 19, 2001. This article documents a one-year study of unsolicited email requests sent to Violence Against Women Online Resources. This article explores some of the implications of responding to requests from survivors online; and seeks to raise awareness about one particular website's increasing number of electronic help-seeking requests. The author calls for a national discussion on responding to such requests and underscores the importance of developing a strategic plan to address the issue.

The Internet and Cyberstalking (pdf)

added 07/22/2003
Dr Emma Ogilvie

This paper focuses upon cyberstalking because in this way it becomes possible to discern what is special about criminality that takes advantage of the unique possibilities offered by the Internet.

Warning!!: How an Abuser Can Discover Your Internet Activities (pdf)

added 03/30/2000
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence

This article discusses email safety and methods for clearing the computer cache of visited sites.