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New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Archived Websites

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Overview of the Records

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence.

B2158-07: This accretion consists of a copy of the Prevention of Domestic Violence site produced on May 11, 2007, after Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains information about the office's history and mission, bulletins (2000-2003), domestic violence data sheet (2003), and publications on prevention and identification of domestic violence (1994-2006). It also includes a county-by-county listing of residential and non-residential domestic violence programs in New York State and a list of domestic violence-related statewide hotlines. Information about preventing spousal and child abuse in the home, identifying victims of domestic violence at work, and creating and maintaining community-based prevention of domestic violence organizations is also present. Spanish-language versions of some materials are included.

B2158-08: This accretion consists of a copy of the Prevention of Domestic Violence website produced on May 23, 2008, shortly after the resignation of Governor Eliot L. Spitzer (2007-2008). It contains newer press releases (2007) and additional publications on prevention and identification of domestic violence (1994-2008).

B2158-10: This accretion consists of a copy of the Prevention of Domestic Violence website produced on December 17, 2010, shortly before Governor David A. Paterson (2008-2010) left office. It contains bulletins (1999-2010) and additional press releases (2007-2010) and publications concerning training, domestic violence prevention, identification of domestic violence victims, and means by which the community and professionals can help victims. Information about the office's hotline and computer safety tips is also included. Some materials are available in Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, and Haitian.

B2158-15: This accretion contains a copy of the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence site produced on February 12, 2015, shortly after Governor Andrew Cuomo (2011- ) completed his first term of office. It contains newsletters (2008-2015), additional press releases (2007-2014), annual reports (2008-2013), national and state domestic violence statistics (2007-2013), legislative summaries and laws (1995-2014) concerning domestic violence, information about public awareness campaigns (2008-2014), and additional publications and reports. Some materials are available in Spanish, Chinese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, and Haitian.

Also included in this accretion is a copy of the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence's Twitter site (copied February 6, 2015) which contains information about news and events related to the office. Researchers should note that, owing to the limitations of Web archiving technology and the structure of the live page, most of the content on this page could not be captured properly.

B2158-20: This accretion consists of a copy of the Office for Domestic Violence Prevention site produced on February 10, 2020. It contains newer press releases (2017-2019), quarterly bulletins (2015-2019), and statistical information concerning calls to the state's Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Hotline and Domestic Violence Dashboard (2014-2018). Also included is information about services available to domestic violence victims and how community members, professionals, and legal advocates can assist them. Publications, Abusive Partner Intervention Program guidelines, Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Teen Dating Abuse Awareness Month toolkits, and resources for law enforcement personnel responding to domestic violence calls are also present.

Researchers should note that navigating through this copy may inadvertently retrieve pages from the February 12, 2015 copy of the site. If this happens, click the browser's Back button and then on the "Office For the Prevention of Domestic Violence" link at the top left of the page to return to the home page of the February 10, 2020 copy. From the home page, use the navigational links at the top or the bottom of the page to go to the desired page.

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Items Online

New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence archived websites, 2007-2008, 2010, 2015, 2020

Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence site (2007)

Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence site (2008)

Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence site (2010)

Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence site (2015, 2020)

Custodial History

The New York State Archives used Web archiving software to copy these websites in order to preserve the information they contain.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.