endobj << (iv). /Rotate 0 endobj 70 0 obj 130 0 obj /P 9 0 R /S /P endobj /Parent 7 0 R /P 9 0 R In addition to imprisonment, the court may also order the alleged offender to pay a $250,000 fine. Spitzberg, B. H., & Hoobler, G. (2002). /S /P endobj /Parent 3 0 R /S /P /Pg 17 0 R /TT3 258 0 R 2011-02-16T10:29:38+01:00 197 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R /K 7 /ColorSpace << /Pg 26 0 R endobj /Pg 30 0 R to make someone else afraid or concerned about their safety [1]. << A lot is at stake in a federal cyberstalking case, which is why you need aggressive defense on your side. endobj (1)(A)(iv). 52 0 obj 12 [125 0 R 127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R 132 0 R null 504 0 R null << /S /P endobj << >> travels in interstate or foreign commerce or is present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United, places that person in reasonable fear of the death of, or, with the intent to kill, injure, harass, intimidate, or place under surveillance with intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate another person, uses the mail, any interactive computer service or electronic communication service or electronic communication system of interstate commerce, or any other facility of interstate or foreign commerce to engage in a, Pub. endobj >> /Annots [324 0 R 325 0 R 326 0 R 327 0 R 328 0 R 329 0 R] << /S /P >> /TT0 243 0 R >> >> endobj endobj /Pg 30 0 R /TT1 244 0 R endobj /Nums [32 385 0 R 33 386 0 R 34 387 0 R 35 388 0 R 36 389 0 R 20 [204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 581 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R /S /P /Pg 24 0 R In addition, some of these newly written laws (like one in Connecticut) put more of an onus on the school system, mandating that the school's administration must intervene at the first sign of bullying. /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /Pg 27 0 R << >> /Font << 146 0 obj /Parent 7 0 R /S /P [7], The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) protects individuals from harassment, including harassment that occurs via electronic communications. What Federal Laws Exist To Protect Stalking Victims? 42 U.S.C. Section 3796 and 42 U.S.C. Section 14031 authorize grants for law enforcement agencies to develop programs to reduce stalking and for states to develop local, state, and national databases regarding stalking. 42 U.S.C. Section 14036 requires judges to ensure they review the stalker's criminal history prior to issuance of a civil court orders in stalking cases. 141 0 obj endobj /TT0 243 0 R /K [556 0 R 557 0 R 558 0 R 559 0 R 560 0 R 561 0 R] Google Scholar Eck J. E., Clarke R. V. 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Abstract /StructParents 16 78 0 obj /S /P 134 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R endobj Secure .gov websites use HTTPS 93 0 obj << /Pg 30 0 R 53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R 57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R 61 0 R 62 0 R >> endobj /K 3 /P 9 0 R As part of his sentence, the court also entered a restitution order of $164,295.01, payable to the victims of the offense. /Rotate 0 /P 9 0 R << /Type /Page /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] 114 574 0 R 115 635 0 R] >> >> Although many States in Australia have antistalking laws, Victoria and Queensland are the only States that include sending electronic messages to, or otherwise contacting, the victim in their legislation. /Pg 23 0 R Acrobat PDFMaker 9.1 for Word /Type /Page /Pg 26 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Annots [350 0 R 351 0 R 352 0 R] >> >> /P 9 0 R /P 9 0 R >> endobj A cyberstalking conviction can be accompanied by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. /SourceModified (D:20110216092838) 185 0 R null 578 0 R null 635 0 R 636 0 R] 99 532 0 R 100 541 0 R 101 542 0 R 102 543 0 R 103 544 0 R /S /P /P 9 0 R >> New York state passed the Dignity For All Students Act, focusing primarily on elementary and middle school students. /Pg 30 0 R /S /P >> endobj /K [9 482 0 R 28 483 0 R 30 484 0 R 32] /K 17 187 0 obj /P 9 0 R 133 0 obj /K 3 2 [53 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R 57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R 61 0 R null 374 0 R /DropCap /Figure /Resources << /K [19 580 0 R] /F1 223 0 R Cyberstalkers often have a sophisticated knowledge of computers and the Internet and can "mask" their intimidating e-mails to victims to disguise their origin. 4203] increases penalties related to the stalking of minors. << /ColorSpace << /K [454 0 R 455 0 R 456 0 R 457 0 R 458 0 R 459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R 462 0 R 463 0 R] c/o ISBS, 5804 N.E. /Contents 330 0 R Thus, something that may be deemed cyberbullying at first glance may, in fact, be more akin to something like parody or similar. /Chart /Figure << /Annots [275 0 R 276 0 R 277 0 R 278 0 R 279 0 R] /Pg 31 0 R << Cyberbullying and cyberstalking, by their nature, define adversarial relationships. 160 0 obj >> /K [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R 411 0 R 412 0 R] << >> /Font << /P 9 0 R << >> /Pg 22 0 R << /P 9 0 R endobj >> << stream /S /P /S /P /K [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R 422 0 R 423 0 R] endobj /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /S /P >> 3 [62 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R null 393 0 R null 394 0 R null 395 0 R null 167 0 obj << [40] III. /S /P << 55 0 obj /Company (Tilburg University) /S /P /K 6 >> << /S /Footnote endobj endobj Cyber Crimes against Women in India: Problems, Perspectives and Solutions. endobj /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /K 3 /S /P 49 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R /S /P Cyberstalking can result in a lifelong prison sentence if the actions resulted in the victims death. >> << /P 9 0 R /S /P /P 9 0 R /Pg 20 0 R /K 0 In the United Kingdom, cyberharassment can be prosecuted under the Protection from Harassment Act of 1997 or the Malicious Communications Act of 1988. << /S /P 47 414 0 R 48 415 0 R 49 416 0 R 50 418 0 R 51 424 0 R endobj endobj >> 159 0 obj /K 6 61 0 obj /S /P 44 0 obj /S /P WebCyberstalking is examined with respect to its nature and extent; the steps that law enforcement, industry, victim groups, and others are currently taking to address the problem; the adequacy of current Federal and State laws; and recommendations to improve efforts to address this increasing problem. >> << /Rotate 0 /S /P /S /Table /S /P WebPrvn pedpisy o kyberstalkingu - Cyberstalking legislation Kybernetick pronsledovn a kyberikana jsou relativn novmi jevy, ale to neznamen, e zloiny spchan prostednictvm st nelze trestat podle legislativy navren k tomuto elu. 96 0 obj /P 9 0 R >> 112 0 obj << /Resources << /Nums [0 [33 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R 40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R Halder, D. & Jaishankar, K. (2008). /K 12 /P 9 0 R /Count 10 endobj /Pg 17 0 R /P 9 0 R /K [9 416 0 R 30 417 0 R] Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] << << >> /S /P /Pg 17 0 R >> << /Pg 13 0 R Cyberstalking and cyberbullying are relatively new phenomena, but that does not mean that crimes committed through the network are not punishable under legislation drafted for that purpose. 119 0 obj "Electronic communication" includes transmissions by a computer through the Internet to another computer. /Pg 24 0 R << << endobj /P 9 0 R endobj The focus on legislating cyberbullying and cyberstalking has largely come about as a result of the perceived inadequacy, generally by legislators and parents of bullying victims, of existing laws, whether those existing laws cover stalking, unauthorized use of computer resources, or the like. 4 [66 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 595 0 R 596 0 R 597 0 R 598 0 R 599 0 R null 431 0 R null 432 0 R null /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] /Pg 14 0 R Great Britain had its first cyberstalking conviction in 1999 when a Cambridge graduate was prosecuted in 1999 for harassment by e-mail. /K 1 >> 156 0 obj >> /S /Footnote /P 9 0 R /Marked true /P 9 0 R >> 17 0 obj /Resources << /Font << /S /Footnote /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] A man or a woman committing the offence of stalking would be liable for imprisonment up to three years for the first offence, and shall also be liable to fine and for any subsequent conviction would be liable for imprisonment up to five years and with fine. 3. << >> endobj Attempts at legislating cyberbullying have been tried at the federal level, primarily because the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution specifically provides that only the federal government can regulate commerce between the states; this includes electronic communication over the Internet. /K 2 endobj [14], Organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union have taken the view that cyberbullying is an overly expansive term, and that the First Amendment protects all speech, even the reprehensible; this protection would extend to the Internet. /Contents 356 0 R /S /P /Pg 22 0 R /K [5 510 0 R 23 511 0 R 25 512 0 R 27 513 0 R 29 514 0 R 207 0 obj /S /P >> << >> /Pg 32 0 R >> endobj /K 5 /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] 113 0 obj /Rotate 0 << /K 6 214 0 obj endobj /K [518 0 R 519 0 R 520 0 R 521 0 R 522 0 R 523 0 R] /S /Footnote 99 0 obj Particularly in instances where there are no laws explicitly against cyberbullying, it is not uncommon for defendants to argue that their conduct amounts to an exercise of their freedom of speech. endobj >> /Resources << >> /Title (International \(cyber\)stalking: impediments to investigation and prosecution) /S /P /Rotate 0 /S /P >> << endobj /Font << /S /P endobj /S /P >> Cyberstalking a child under the age of 16 or a person of any age for which the offender has been ordered by the courts not to contact is considered "aggravated stalking," a third degree felony under Florida law. 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However, state laws vary in how they handle cyberstalking.Technology can quickly be put to use by stalkers; for << /Pg 32 0 R /Pg 27 0 R /P 9 0 R /ColorSpace << 24 0 obj >> It may involve any number of incidents including threats, libel, defamation, sexual harassment, or other actions in which to control, influence, or intimidate their target. /Annots [259 0 R 260 0 R 261 0 R 262 0 R 263 0 R 264 0 R 265 0 R 266 0 R 267 0 R] /P 9 0 R /S /P /K 25 171 0 obj /Type /Page After progressing through the courts, the charges against Baker were dismissed primarily on grounds that there was no evidence that Baker would actually act out the fantasies contained in those stories. /K 19 /P 9 0 R >> /S /P /S /P /StructParents 5 /Rotate 0 >> WebCyberstalking is the use of the Internet, email, text messaging, or other electronic communications to follow someone in a threatening manner, and generally refers to using 35 0 obj 30 0 obj /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] 85 0 obj /P 9 0 R >> 219 0 obj /P 9 0 R endobj /S /Footnote >> /S /P Official websites use .gov /Pg 30 0 R 37 0 obj << /K 6 << 110 0 obj >> /P 9 0 R /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /P 9 0 R >> endobj 178 0 obj >> /ColorSpace << /ParentTree 10 0 R 505 0 R null 506 0 R null 507 0 R null 508 0 R null 509 0 R null /F3 225 0 R /S /P endobj 104 0 obj endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> /Pg 13 0 R Pittaro M. 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Chat-line users may capture, store, and transmit communications to others outside the chat service. /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] >> /Resources << /P 9 0 R /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] 101 0 obj These statutes 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /Rotate 0 endobj xV]sF4/m::%aN4!-W~Ho^XJkH{V[?7tp5v^ymqS_ `.O>LjimLi41?u(j&Yh?Zm\lZ !Gs'#~?#U endobj /P 9 0 R /S /P /K [7 528 0 R] States that have passed legislation have done so generally in response to incidents within that state, to address what they believe to be shortcomings in federal laws, or to expand protection to victims above and beyond existing statutes. 98 0 obj << >> << >> [15], In general, such organizations argue that while the need for legislation against cyberbullying may exist, legislators must take a cautious, reasoned approach to enacting laws, and not rush into creating laws that would curtail speech too much. endobj This is the Convention on Cybercrime, signed by the Council of Europe in Budapest on November 23, 2001. /S /P endobj Cyberstalking has been illegal since 2011. 151 0 obj /S /P Judge Leighton placed an injunction on the law to block its enforcement pending appeal. << endobj /P 9 0 R endobj In the case of United States v. Baker, for example, an undergraduate at the University of Michigan was charged with crimes related to snuff stories he had posted on Internet newsgroups, stories that named one of his fellow students. 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