Cyber Stalking Cyber stalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual‚ a group of individuals‚ or an organization. It may include false accusations‚ monitoring‚ making threats‚ identity theft‚ and damage to data or equipment‚ the solicitation of minors for sex‚ or gathering information in order to harass. The definition of "harassment" must meet the criterion that a reasonable person‚ in possession of the same information‚ would regard it as
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the digital age is cyber-stalking and cyber-harassment. The crime is not new but the tools‚ anonymity and ability to expand the reach to operate was brought by the digital age. There is a shift in society that disengages a person from their actions and the consequence. Social media has been a breeding ground of misconduct‚ where people feed off each other creating a mob mentality. The disengagement of their actions allows them to justify their behavior and as one convicted cyber-stalker stated‚ Patrick
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A Close Look at Stalking Mary Lolo Abstract Stalking is a lot more serious than people realize. It happens more often than people realize as well. Anyone can be a victim of stalking. Stalking affects three point four million people a year. Majority of stalking happen to women‚ but it still does happen to men. It is more common for the men to do the stalking on women. There are a number of reasons why a certain individual
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Joshua Howen‚ Sociology 101 Mary-Ann‚ Leitz Spitz. "Stalking: Terrorism at our Doors-how Social Workers can Help Victims Fight Back." Social work 48.4 (2003): 504-12. ProQuest. Web. 3 May 2014. In the article “Stalking: Terrorism at our Doors-how Social Workers can Help Victims Fight Back” Spitz conveys her point well. Spitz presents the problem of stalking‚ stalker types‚ how stalking effects the victim‚ how to protect yourself from stalking and how social workers can help victims. Her thesis
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nationwide and not enough is being done to protect these people. In Minnesota there is a specific statute against stalking this statute defines stalking as “to engage in conduct which the actor knows or has reason to know would cause the victim under the circumstances to feel frightened‚ threatened‚ oppressed‚ persecuted‚ or intimidated.” This crime can occur either through the cyber world through face book‚ email and other electronic communications or through face to face contact‚ or simply by following
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The Stalking of Celebrities Stalking remains Hollywood’s recurrent celebrity nightmare.1 Never before have we been able to know as much about a star as we do about a close pal. Thanks to publications and TV shows that cater to the public appetite for celebrity news‚ there’s little privacy for stars. We learn the minor details of their lives--from an early schooling‚ to first kiss‚ last divorce‚ drug problems‚ hopes and fears.2 Celebrities on their own property are not safe from high-powered lenses
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“Stalking to be made specific criminal offence” – Cameron. According to Section 39 of Criminal Justice Act 1988‚ it has given that common assault and battery shall be summary offences and a person guilty of either of them shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale‚ to imprisonment for a term of not exceeding six month or to both. Stalking is an action directed at a specific person that would make a reasonable man to feel threaten and can be charged under assault. It is
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Stalking Many of the victims from stalking do not know that stalking is a crime‚ and because of this reason they may feel that they are on their own in this situation. Stalking is a type of harassment where the perpetrator is acting in a way where the victim dislikes and causes him/her discomfort and fear of any kind. Although‚ in order to considered such acts as stalking the perpetrator needs to make the person feel some kind of fear of death or bodily injury. Women are more likely to be victims
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Stalking is a repeated unwanted pattern‚ harrasment‚ or contact that would cause a reasoanable person to fear. There are five forms of stalking they are rejected‚ resentful‚ intimacy‚ incompetant‚ and predatory stalking. Rejected stalking arises after the breakdown of a close relationship. Resentful stalking arises when the stalker feels as though they have been mistreated or humiliated. Intimacy seeking stalking arises from loneliness targets desire for relationship. Incompetant stalking is similar
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Research Critique Introduction The main purpose of the article Stalking and Age; is to look at the three different age groups when it comes to stalking. Younger stalkers are considered 16 years or younger‚ adult stalkers are considered 17 to 59 years‚ and older stalkers are 60 and over. There are differences that can appear to have implications for investigation‚ intervention‚ risk assessment‚ and management. In this article there is original research that was conducted. An exploratory approach
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