/K 8 /Pg 25 0 R Petrocelli, J.: Cyber stalking. << endobj endobj Opponents point out that harassment on college campuses is already prohibited under existing laws; furthermore, they point out that harassment based on sexual orientation is also covered under existing statutes. 180 0 obj L. 115334, 12502(a)(1)(A), added cl. /K [3 468 0 R 38] << endobj /K 6 << 48 0 obj 207 0 obj /S /P /P 9 0 R /K [4 428 0 R 33 429 0 R 35 430 0 R 37] /K 5 /S /Sect /Font << << << >> Webfocuses on the difficulties of dealing with international crime in general and international (cyber)stalking in specific. >> >> >> /StructParents 16 >> endobj 17 0 obj /Pg 14 0 R /K [6 515 0 R] /Font << /S /P >> /S /P 196 0 obj /S /P endobj /S /P >> /S /P The list model lists types of offences and provides certainty, but is rather restrictive. /Parent 6 0 R /S /Footnote 1 [44 0 R 46 0 R 47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R null 37 0 obj /K 4 Cyberstalking can result in a lifelong prison sentence if the actions resulted in the victims death. endobj >> 402 0 R 64 0 R 403 0 R 65 0 R 404 0 R 65 0 R 405 0 R 65 0 R 406 0 R 65 0 R] /TT0 243 0 R /Pg 14 0 R /StructParents 6 /Pg 15 0 R /Rotate 0 /K 3 >> /TT1 245 0 R >> /S /P The punishment includes imprisonment of up to five years and a fine of up to five lakhs rupees. 192 0 obj endobj 420 0 R null 421 0 R null 422 0 R null 423 0 R null 418 0 R 78 0 R << >> /S /P /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] /P 9 0 R /K 1 null 480 0 R null 481 0 R null 621 0 R 622 0 R 482 0 R 120 0 R 483 0 R >> /S /P /K 24 /TT2 258 0 R /P 9 0 R 89 0 obj A, title X, 1069(a), Pub. /P 9 0 R /K 8 424 0 R 81 0 R 425 0 R 82 0 R 426 0 R 82 0 R 427 0 R 82 0 R] 2011-02-16T10:29:38+01:00 /S /P << /K 3 /P 9 0 R >> /P 9 0 R /S /P 1-1-09; 95-984, eff. /Pg 14 0 R /P 9 0 R Jurisdictional and definitional concerns with computer-mediated interpersonal crimes: An analysis on cyber stalking. Svdraa << /P 9 0 R 108 0 obj Texas enacted the Stalking by Electronic Communications Act in 2001. /K 5 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 /Type /Page 90 0 obj endobj /Creator (Acrobat PDFMaker 9.1 for Word) 78 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R /P 9 0 R /Nums [64 465 0 R 65 466 0 R 66 467 0 R 67 468 0 R 68 469 0 R << endobj endobj << /Pg 27 0 R 84 0 obj Generally speaking, this conduct is threatening or otherwise fear-inducing, involves an invasion of a persons relative right to privacy, and manifests in repeated actions over time [2]. /S /P << /P 9 0 R 69 470 0 R 70 471 0 R 71 472 0 R 72 621 0 R 73 482 0 R 156 0 obj << /P 9 0 R 100 0 obj >> /Font << Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Representative Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D-NJ-12) introduced the "Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act", which would mandate that colleges and universities that receive federal funding have policies in place to address harassmentincluding cyberbullying. /K [1 382 0 R 28 383 0 R 30] /K 5 109 0 R 470 0 R 109 0 R 471 0 R 109 0 R 472 0 R 109 0 R] /Pg 31 0 R >> >> << Students at her school had bullied her for months in school, and that harassment eventually moved online as well. /S /P /K [3 527 0 R 32] /S /P /Resources << << >> /Pg 32 0 R << In addition, prosecutors will sometimes use other legal avenues to prosecute offenders. 22 0 obj endobj /Link /Span >> In 2013, Indian Parliament made amendments to the Indian Penal Code, introducing cyberstalking as a criminal offence. endobj 183 0 obj /Pg 13 0 R /K 3 What is Cyberstalking? It is a specific federal crime and falls under a federal stalking statute as part of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005. The law was amended in 2013 to include stalking by the Internet or by telephone and no longer requires that the perpetrator and victim live in different legal jurisdictions. endobj /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] The law also requires schools to create policies to address bullying in a general sense.[40][41]. 3 [62 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R null 393 0 R null 394 0 R null 395 0 R null /S /P /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /S /P /Endnote /Note endobj endobj WebSection 127 can be used as an alternative offence to such crimes for example as hate crime (including race, religion, disability, homophobic, sexual orientation, and transphobic crime), hacking offences, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, amongst others. 62 453 0 R 63 464 0 R] 172 0 obj /P 9 0 R /Parent 8 0 R >> 145 0 obj /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] /P 9 0 R /Pg 14 0 R endobj /Type /Page /K 1 163 0 obj 369 0 R null 370 0 R null 367 0 R 44 0 R 368 0 R 44 0 R] /TT0 243 0 R /K [8 551 0 R 552 0 R 553 0 R 554 0 R 555 0 R] /K 2 /DropCap /Figure >> >> >> /Font << /Subscript /Span /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] << /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] 186 0 obj 76 0 R] << Assembly, Senate pass 'Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights' in wake of Tyler Clementi's death", "Stronger Anti-Bullying Bill Approved By Committee", "Grieving family by his side, governor signs legislation", Current and pending cyberstalking-related United States federal and state laws, Despite Laws, Stalkers Roam On the Internet, Cyberstalking garnering more serious response, Man convicted of cyberstalking to undergo psychiatric evaluation before sentencing, "Mom's Campaign for Florida Anti-Bully Law Finally Pays Off - ABC News", "Cyber Bullying Illegal: Mass. << Abstract endobj /S /P >> Web144 Green Acres Ln, PO Box 111, Green Mountain, NC 28740 . 87 0 obj endobj 212 0 obj >> endobj 17 [161 0 R 163 0 R 164 0 R null 571 0 R null 572 0 R null 573 0 R null >> /Annots [303 0 R 304 0 R 305 0 R 306 0 R 307 0 R 308 0 R] 127 0 obj >> << null 629 0 R 630 0 R 631 0 R 630 0 R 562 0 R 155 0 R 563 0 R 155 0 R 564 0 R [43][44] Another issue is that would make violation of the law a felony, rather than a misdemeanor as has been done in most states. Chat-line users may capture, store, and transmit communications to others outside the chat service. 76 0 obj 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 144 0 obj /Annots [340 0 R 341 0 R] /K 9 49 0 obj /P 9 0 R /TT3 244 0 R 51 0 obj >> /P 9 0 R Great Britain had its first cyberstalking conviction in 1999 when a Cambridge graduate was prosecuted in 1999 for harassment by e-mail. >> << /S /P Earlier this month, we sent an email containing a hypothetical scenario of cyberstalking, based on a number of real cases we have seen, to all the police forces in the UK, the Crown Prosecution Service and (as suggested by two police forces) the Association for Chief Police Officers ( ACPO ). /S /P >> While 156 countries (80 per cent) have enacted cybercrime legislation, the pattern varies by region: Europe has the highest adoption rate (91 per cent) and << >> [23] It also lists those states that do not have laws yet and related laws from other countries. endobj endobj /K [0 367 0 R 15 368 0 R 17] << 433 0 R null 428 0 R 88 0 R 429 0 R 88 0 R 430 0 R 88 0 R] >> 81 0 obj endobj >> (iv). >> /K 3 104 627 0 R 105 550 0 R 106 629 0 R 107 631 0 R 108 562 0 R Webprosecution of international (cyber)stalking and whether some of these problems could be solved. /Rotate 0 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R 156 0 R 157 0 R 158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R << /StructParents 13 /K [2 524 0 R 26 525 0 R 28 526 0 R 30] /S /P [33], As noted previously, in 2008 Missouri revised its statutes on harassment to include harassment and stalking through electronic and telephonic communications and cyber-bullying after the suicide of Megan Meier.[34]. In early March 2011, U.S. Par. >> /Pg 32 0 R >> /Contents 339 0 R << endobj /S /P /S /P [35], Washington passed one of the first cyberstalking laws in 2004, which states that a person that uses electronic communications with the "intent to harass, intimidate, torment, or embarrass any other person" if they use lewd or obscene language, use language implying physical threats, or repeatedly harass a person; such is treated as a gross misdemeanor. << An Empirical Study. 121 0 obj L. 1134 not effective until the beginning of the fiscal year following Mar. >> << 197 0 obj /TT0 243 0 R Governor Signs Landmark Anti-Bullying Law", "Missouri Gov. >> /TT0 243 0 R /Rotate 0 null 375 0 R null 376 0 R null 377 0 R null 378 0 R null 379 0 R /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /S /P << /S /P WebAuthored by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08), the Combat Online Predators Act [H.R. endobj << 396 0 R null 397 0 R null 398 0 R null 399 0 R null 400 0 R null International (cyber)stalking: impediments to investigation and prosecution >> /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 20 0 R Cyberstalking in conjunction with a credible threat is also considered aggravated stalking.[31]. 42 404 0 R 43 405 0 R 44 406 0 R 45 407 0 R 46 413 0 R << ), In response to Phoebe Prince's suicide, as well as that of Carl Walkerboth of whom had been bullied before taking their livesthe Massachusetts legislature in 2010 passed what advocates call one of the toughest anti-bullying laws in the nation. /S /P >> 117 0 obj /Pg 23 0 R /Type /Page << >> >> /P 9 0 R Google Scholar Eck J. 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(1995). << Although there are often existing laws that prohibit stalking or harassment in a general sense, legislators sometimes believe that such laws are inadequate or do not go far enough, and thus bring forward new legislation to address this perceived shortcoming. >> Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice. 118 0 obj /P 9 0 R /ColorSpace << Cyberstalking is a type of online harassment that involves using electronic means to stalk a victim, and generally refers to a pattern of threatening or malicious /Rotate 0 "Family or household member" includes spouses, former spouses, parents, children, stepchildren and other persons related by blood or by present or prior marriage, persons who share or formerly shared a common dwelling, persons who have or allegedly share a blood relationship through a child, persons who have or have had a dating or engagement relationship, and persons with disabilities and their personal assistants. << /P 9 0 R 61 0 R] << << /Pg 25 0 R /S /Footnote /P 9 0 R L. 115334, title XII, 12502(a)(1). >> endobj /TT0 243 0 R >> /K 11 /K 2 << >> /K 4 WebCaselaw Access Project cases. 107 0 obj /K [0 407 0 R 22] >> >> endobj /S /Footnote Webcyber stalking as online harassment, which may include various digitally harassing 6 Heena Keswani, Cyber Stalking: A Critical Study, Bharati Law Review.131, 131-32 (2017). /Pg 31 0 R << << /P 9 0 R /Pg 31 0 R /K 19 << /P 9 0 R /S /P 173 0 obj /S /P (Source: P.A. >> endobj /S /P >> << endobj /Parent 8 0 R /Chart /Figure /K 1 endobj >> << << Cybercrimes are a relatively new area of law, and regulations continue to evolve. These statutes >> 93 0 obj a. /Pg 26 0 R /S /P 195 0 obj >> /Parent 8 0 R endobj endobj /Pg 28 0 R >> In order to answer this question an assessment of whetthere will first beher the Laws, Research, and Recommendations in R.C. 19 0 obj endobj endobj 170 0 obj /Pg 30 0 R >> 203 0 R 204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R /S /Footnote >> >> >> This is the Convention on Cybercrime, signed by the Council of Europe in Budapest on November 23, 2001. /S /P /Resources << /Parent 7 0 R 168 0 obj endobj /K 2 endobj endobj /S /P /P 9 0 R >> /S /P /P 9 0 R /K [2 403 0 R 33 404 0 R 35 405 0 R 37 406 0 R 39] /P 9 0 R 88 0 obj endobj An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice. 493 0 R null 494 0 R null 495 0 R null 623 0 R 624 0 R 496 0 R 124 0 R 171 0 obj << [11] The state of North Carolina invalidated such a law in State v. 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A cyberstalking conviction can be accompanied by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. endobj >> 14 [140 0 R 141 0 R 143 0 R 144 0 R null 533 0 R null 534 0 R null 535 0 R /K 17 /S /P More technologically sophisticated e-mail harassers send "mail bombs," which fill a person's mailbox with hundreds or even thousands of unwanted messages in the hope of making the account useless. 50 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /Subject () /P 9 0 R endobj /S /P /Rotate 0 << /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] /S /P 175 0 obj /S /P << /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] 114 574 0 R 115 635 0 R] /Contents 330 0 R /S /P /K 14 >> /Type /Page /S /P >> << >> endobj 115 0 obj /P 9 0 R /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /P 9 0 R >> endobj 129 0 obj endobj /P 9 0 R /P 9 0 R /Nums [32 385 0 R 33 386 0 R 34 387 0 R 35 388 0 R 36 389 0 R /K [5 425 0 R 23 426 0 R 25 427 0 R 27] /K [1 562 0 R 26 563 0 R 28] endobj /Contents 222 0 R /K 14 [16], Internet free speech issues have certainly made their way through the court systems, even as far back as cases from the mid-90s. /Title (International \(cyber\)stalking: impediments to investigation and prosecution) /Count 6 % /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R >> /K 3 >> endobj 189 0 obj New Media & Society, 4(1), 71-92. >> /P 9 0 R /TT0 243 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /K [8 371 0 R 372 0 R 373 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R /CS1 [/ICCBased 242 0 R] /P 9 0 R [32] Unusual among state laws regarding cyberbullying is a provision that withholds funding for schools who are not in compliance with the provision that they must inform parents of those involved in cyberbullyingboth the bully and the target. Cyber Crimes And Law In India. /P 9 0 R >> /ColorSpace << endobj /Resources << >> /K 10 /K 13 << << /S /P >> /Type /Page endobj /S /P /Contents [233 0 R 234 0 R 235 0 R 236 0 R 237 0 R 238 0 R 239 0 R 240 0 R] /Annots [310 0 R 311 0 R 312 0 R 313 0 R 314 0 R 315 0 R] Knowingly permitting any electronic communications device to be used for any of the purposes mentioned in this subsection (a). /Pg 27 0 R /P 9 0 R Spitzberg, B. H., & Hoobler, G. (2002). endobj >> California passed the first cyberstalking law in 1999. /Type /Page 109 0 obj /TT1 244 0 R [8], The Australian government has proposed specific cyberbullying laws to protect children.[9]. 3 0 obj /Pg 13 0 R endobj 146 0 obj /P 9 0 R endobj /Font << /K 5 << /P 9 0 R /K 4 /Parent 8 0 R endobj /Resources << /Pg 27 0 R 123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R 127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R 132 0 R << /TT0 243 0 R The DRB was open about the absence of precedent for the specific federal crime of cyberstalking and searched nationally for a comparable case, said Roger Plawker of Pashman Stein Walder Hayden. 143 0 obj << /S /P As part of his sentence, the court also entered a restitution order of $164,295.01, payable to the victims of the offense. >> /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] /Pg 32 0 R New York state passed the Dignity For All Students Act, focusing primarily on elementary and middle school students. 160 0 obj /TT1 244 0 R >> 2. /P 9 0 R /S /P /Type /Page This chapter examines various forms of "cyberstalking;" legal responses by governments in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia; the challenges law enforcement officers face when investigating the problem; and the control and prevention of cyberstalking. 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It also mandates that schools develop policies to address the problem. /Pg 28 0 R /F1 223 0 R There are several forms of cyberstalking, including: Harassing the victim Embarrassing and humiliating the victim Exerting financial control by emptying the victims bank accounts, or by ruining his credit /P 9 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R >> 6 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R 87 0 R 88 0 R 90 0 R 91 0 R 92 0 R 93 0 R 584 0 R 163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R /F2 224 0 R >> WebAnnotate this Case. endobj >> /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] It often appears as a form of revenge after a fight or breakup. << /Limits [64 115] >> endobj /P 9 0 R Cyberstalking laws in the United States, both federal and state, support victims of all ages, however some sites focus on those laws that protect victims under the age of 18. << /Pg 20 0 R FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 73, 10-17. causes, attempts to cause, or would be reasonably expected to cause substantial emotional distress to a person described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (1)(A). 123 0 obj /S /P /P 9 0 R endobj (1)(A)(iv). North Carolina State Supreme Court Strikes Down Cyberbullying Statute. In addition to imprisonment, the court may also order the alleged offender to pay a $250,000 fine. /Pg 27 0 R 99 532 0 R 100 541 0 R 101 542 0 R 102 543 0 R 103 544 0 R /Font << WebFederal law provides some tools to combat cyberstalking. Specific laws against cyber stalking to be illegal in a state or territory, c. Specific laws against cyber stalking in that nation d. Nothing, existing stalking laws can apply >> /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /S /P >> /S /P /Count 5 /S /P /Kids [219 0 R 220 0 R 221 0 R] /Type /Page One person (or group), the provocateur, is exerting a view or opinion that the other person (or group), the target, finds offensive, hurtful, or damaging in some way. /S /P /Pg 31 0 R /Pg 31 0 R /P 9 0 R >> /S /P /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 26 0 R [48] In addition, as with the Snchez bill, there are questions as to the free speech implications.[49]. endobj /TextBox /Art >> 15 [144 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R 152 0 R 153 0 R null /Resources << /P 9 0 R /S /P /Footnote /Note /Pg 13 0 R /Rotate 0 179 0 obj /K 13 Online stalkers have been known to post insulting messages on electronic bulletin boards signed with the e-mail address of the person being harassed. /K 7 /Type /Pages endobj endobj >> L. 1134, set out as a note under section 2261 of this title. /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /S /P << /Contents 257 0 R /P 9 0 R >> /K [1 465 0 R 32 466 0 R 34] /P 9 0 R 7, 2013, see section 4 of Pub. /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /Rotate 0 /Pg 16 0 R /Parent 8 0 R 71 0 obj /P 9 0 R /Type /Page >> /P 9 0 R Under 18 U.S.C. /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] 203 0 obj /P 9 0 R 61 0 obj /P 9 0 R It further mandates that school administrators inform parents of bullying that occurs within the schools themselves. >> /InlineShape /Figure << /Font << endobj >> << /StructParents 3 /P 9 0 R endobj >> /Pg 32 0 R /Rotate 0 /Parent 8 0 R >> /P 9 0 R >> << 178 0 obj /TT2 245 0 R North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports (1963-2014) volume 96. >> << /Pg 31 0 R /TT1 245 0 R [47] Furthermore, the bill addresses not just student-to-student harassment, but also harassment of students by faculty or staff as well. << The first cyberstalking law went into effect just over a year ago in California, and Congress is considering a federal law. endobj /Rotate 0 >> /S /P >> 185 0 R null 578 0 R null 635 0 R 636 0 R] 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. >> >> /K 4 /Rotate 0 Her efforts were met with little enthusiasm, however, as Representatives from both the Republican and Democratic parties were concerned with the bill's impact on the freedom of speech. /Pg 13 0 R << >> 164 0 obj >> /Pages 3 0 R /ColorSpace << /Strikeout /Span << /S /P 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R 47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] /Parent 8 0 R >> 105 0 R 465 0 R 106 0 R 466 0 R 106 0 R 467 0 R 107 0 R 468 0 R 108 0 R 469 0 R /TT0 243 0 R endobj /S /P 84 625 0 R 85 510 0 R 86 511 0 R 87 512 0 R 88 513 0 R << /K [7 413 0 R 24 414 0 R 26] Nothing, existing international cyber stalking laws apply b. << 35 0 obj /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] According to "Who@: Working to Halt Online Abuse": (a) Harassment through electronic communications is the use of electronic communication for any of the following /P 9 0 R /Annots [281 0 R 282 0 R 283 0 R] /Font << /S /Footnote /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /K 3 44 0 obj /Pg 31 0 R << /S /P 3. << Volume 96 96 N.C. App. /P 9 0 R /P 9 0 R /S /P /S /P Stalking a person online may also involve stalking the person in real life. /K 20 endobj 200 0 obj /S /P endobj /Pg 22 0 R << >> Classifying common police problems: A routine activity approach (Crime Prevention Studies, Vol. /S /P /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R] << endobj D:20110216092838 /Subtype /XML However, it merely focused on financial crimes and neglected interpersonal criminal behaviours such as cyberstalking (Behera, 2010; Halder & Jaishankar, 2008; Nappinai, 2010). /Comments () endobj /K [5 510 0 R 23 511 0 R 25 512 0 R 27 513 0 R 29 514 0 R >> /P 9 0 R endobj /ColorSpace << 401 0 R null 389 0 R 62 0 R 390 0 R 62 0 R 391 0 R 62 0 R 392 0 R 62 0 R 73 0 obj /P 9 0 R /K [2 467 0 R 36] /Outline /Span 7 0 obj /P 9 0 R /Rotate 0 However, just as with slander and libel, it is important to balance the protection of freedom of speech of both parties with the need for protection of the target. uuid:d8c3b813-d862-4a2b-984b-af1190141099 /Annots [229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R] /Parent 6 0 R 875 (c), it is a federal crime, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, to /Limits [32 63] /K [548 0 R 549 0 R] /P 9 0 R 632 0 R 633 0 R 634 0 R 633 0 R 574 0 R 164 0 R] /K 4 176 0 obj /S /P /P 9 0 R /ParentTree 10 0 R 151 0 obj Halder, D. & Jaishankar, K. 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The other bill, SB 5628, focused on online harassment and was written with the Anti-Defamation League to update the existing law to uphold the First Amendment. >> /S /P No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. /Pg 13 0 R /TT0 243 0 R /Pg 14 0 R >> /S /P endobj endobj 157 0 obj << /K 2 >> /S /P /P 9 0 R 113 0 obj 28 0 obj /Pg 22 0 R /S /P << /S /P << /Type /Page /P 9 0 R /Font << This case is now considered a landmark in the realm of First Amendment issues on the Internet.[17]. 27 0 obj /P 9 0 R /Parent 7 0 R >> /K 18 << 193 0 obj endobj << << endobj /P 9 0 R /S /P << /ColorSpace << /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] 213 0 R 214 0 R 215 0 R 216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R] /P 9 0 R 2011-02-16T10:29:34+01:00 /K [20 579 0 R] /Resources << endobj /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] >> >> /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /K [2 418 0 R 19] Others send electronic viruses that can infect the victim's files. /P 9 0 R << >> /P 9 0 R /S /P /Filter /FlateDecode /Pg 31 0 R endobj /Pg 32 0 R /Resources << /Pg 30 0 R 18 [164 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R 174 0 R /Pg 28 0 R /K 1 Cyber Crimes against Women in India: Problems, Perspectives and Solutions. /Pg 22 0 R /S /P As in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Missouri, the Prince case led to stricter anti-bullying legislation in Massachusetts.[22]. /TT2 285 0 R /K [533 0 R 534 0 R 535 0 R 536 0 R 537 0 R 538 0 R 539 0 R 540 0 R] null 448 0 R null 449 0 R null 450 0 R null 451 0 R null 444 0 R /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] WebCyberstalking's definition is quite simply, the use of the internet, or other electronic means, to harass and intimidate a selected victim. /K 4 /K [7 388 0 R 40] 169 0 obj 124 0 obj ;.d.CLX2Xs?hwn;.q`oG{cO`&>x!] _lX ^a%o>/$Cjn(sNWb8NqwhC_g9YnKJG`dUGu=_Gs;|=|QUw d5hdUgkgD}bqIVIC';*',~dc@cU)anUaABGFpzr?Em-Mz~n.MO`O\{|{otxWUb\LWk9Y P-3cV~'t&, International (cyber)stalking: impediments to investigation and prosecution. 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