Knowledge: cyberstalking
See Also:
- science → social sciences → psychology → social → internet psychology
- society → crime → prevention → stalking
- society → people → women → issues → violence and abuse → domestic violence
Links
- Working to Halt Online Abuse
http://www.haltabuse.org/ - A volunteer organization founded in 1997 to fight online harassment through education of the general public, education of law enforcement personnel, and empowerment of victims. WHOA has also formulated voluntary policies which they encourage online communities to adopt in order to create safe and welcoming environments for all Internet users. The site includes a form that victims of online harassment/cyberstalking can use to get help.
- Cyberstalking and Internet Safety FAQ
http://www.sfwa.org/gateway/stalking.htm - A short list of questions and answers written by Rachel R. Hartman. Includes some links to other resources.
- The Stalked Need a Safety Net
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,35943,00.html - Wired News story by Katie Dean.
- Cyberstalking Law Invoked
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,17504,00.html - Wired News report.
- Abuse of Usenet: Cyberstalked
http://www.jahitchcock.com/cyberstalked/ - Jayne Hitchock's battle with Usenet spammer Woodside Literary Agency began in 1996, and continued into 2002 with her cyberstalkers sentenced to prison and probation on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, perjury and making false statements to a federal officer. Hitchcock's site details the case from start to finish, and shows how it led to new laws making cyberstalking a criminal offense in New Hampshire (USA).
- Cyber-Stalking: Obsessional Pursuit and the Digital Criminal
http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminology/cyberstalking/ - Article in The Crime Library, by Wayne Petherick.
- Stalking: Policing and Prosecuting Practices in three Australian Jurisdictions
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi176.html - Examines stalking trends as indicated by police and court data across the jurisdictions of Victoria, South Australia and Queensland. Report written by Emma Ogilvie and published by Australian Institute of Criminology.
- Cyberstalking
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi166.html - Report written by Emma Ogilvie and published by Australian Institute of Criminology.
- About Cyberstalking - An Online Guide
http://www.wiredpatrol.org/stalking/ - Comprehensive information [including country-specific data] from WiredPatrol, an Internet help, education & safety organization. WiredPatrol was formerly known as CyberAngels.
- The Epidemic of Cyberstalking
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,35728,00.html - Wired News story by Katie Dean.
- Cyberstalking
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/03/24/48hours/main175860.shtml - A CBS News 48 hours feature including a set of stories focused on children's safety.
- Cyberstalking: A New Challenge for Law Enforcement and Industry
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cyberstalking.htm - A Report from the Attorney General to the Vice President. Summarizes the problem, gives suggestions and prevention tips, and provides annotated links to related materials and sites.
- Stalking Site: Slick or Sick?
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,35022,00.html - Wired News story by Lynn Burke.
- Cyberstalking and On-line Harassment
http://www.karisable.com/crpcstalk.htm - Briefly addresses cyberstalking and online harassment, with links to other sites with more in-depth articles.
- lies, threats, a lost identity and the internet
http://www.toxicpink.net - Chronicle of identity theft in blogs and cyberstalking. Includes tips on preventing online identity theft.
- Firstmonday: An exploration of predatory behaviour in cyberspace: Towards a typology of cyberstalkers
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_9/mcfarlane/index.html - Report on a study by forensic psychologist Leroy McFarlane and author Paul Bocij. This study aimed to identify a classification of cyberstalkers by interviewing victims. Twenty-four participants were interviewed and their responses logged on a 76-item Cyberstalking Incident Checklist. A typology of cyberstalkers was developed.
- Get Help On Cyberstalking
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbName=DocumentViewer&DocumentID=32458 - Information and advice from the National Center for Victims of Crime (USA).
- Cyberstalking: Menaced on the internet
http://www.sociosite.net/websoc/cyberstalking_en.html - An analysis of the peculiarities of cyberstalking and strategies to prevent and fight digital stalking. By: Dr. Albert Benschop (University of Amsterdam).
- Notes of a Cyber-Victim
http://www.geocities.com/notesofacybervictim/ - Diary notes describing experiences across Australia, Malaysia and India and focusing on the use of "wireless spy devices."
- WiredSafety
http://www.wiredsafety.org/ - Comprehensive information on Internet safety, including resources for combating cyberstalking.
- State Computer Harassment or "Cyberstalking" Laws
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/cip/stalk99.htm - National Conference of State Legislatures
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