title: The Abuse of Technology in Domestic Violence and Stalking.
abstract: We focus on an emerging trend in the context of domestic violence-the use of technology to facilitate stalking and other forms of abuse. Surveys with 152 domestic violence advocates and 46 victims show that technology-including phones, tablets, computers, and social networking websites-is commonly used in intimate partner stalking. Technology was used to create a sense of the perpetrator's omnipresence, and to isolate, punish, and humiliate domestic violence victims. Perpetrators also threatened to share sexualized content online to humiliate victims. Technology-facilitated stalking needs to be treated as a serious offense, and effective practice, policy, and legal responses must be developed.
authors.affiliation: 1 Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria, Collingwood, Australia.
authors.forename: Delanie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woodlock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000073256:Information Technology / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D055807:Stalking / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014739:Victoria
keywords: domestic violence; stalking; technology