A Survey of Domestic Violence Organizations on the World Wide Web
- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Technology in Human Services
- Vol. 17 (1) , 83-102
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j017v17n01_06
Abstract
This paper presents the results of an exploratory study of one hundred sixty-six domestic violence organizations that use the World Wide Web. Domestic violence agencies primarily used the Web to promote agency visibility and provide community education, and to a lesser extent for advocacy, direct services, and securing resources. Agency satisfaction with their Website is generally high, although more than one-third of agencies reported problems. Related issues discussed include Web-based sources of client victimization, agency legal liability, agency vulnerability to online disruption, the need to create access for low-income clients, and evaluation of Web services.Keywords
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