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Tips for Documenting Abuse

Documenting abuse can help you recognize patterns of behavior, identify escalating behavior, and provide evidence to law enforcement or the court if legal assistance is sought. Below are tips to help ensure the documentation you keep can be as useful as possible, especially if brought…

Learn More About Encryption

Data encryption is the process of encoding information. Encryption transforms the original representation of the information from human-readable ‘plaintext’ into non-human readable form (known as ciphertext). Only authorized parties (which hold a private key) can decipher (decrypt) ciphertext back to plaintext in order to read/access the original information.

Capture Information

If you are taking a screenshot of content either on your cell phone, tablet, or computer, be sure to capture the date it was sent, the time, and the sender. This may require multiple screenshots, adjusting the screen to display the content, or doing a…

Do Not Alter Evidence

Do not change or edit the evidence in any way. Even something as simple as the content looking slightly different when it gets printed, can cause a court not to accept it as evidence. You will need to state that what you are showing the…

Collect the Evidence ASAP

Regardless of where you are on your journey to safety, whether you are starting from the beginning and documenting the abuse, or the abuse has been well established and you have decided to start today, it is important that going forward you attempt to document…