Electronic Resources:	http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tandi/161-180/tandi166.aspx
Web resource:	http://www.aic.gov.au/documents/4/7/A/%7B47A7FA60-8EBF-498A-BB9E-D61BC512C053%7Dti166.pdf
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	CyberstalkingTrends and issues in crime and criminal justice
Authors:	Ogilvie, Emma
Keywords:	Stalking;Cyberstalking and digital technology
Year:	2000
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Criminology
Citation:	No. 166
Notes:	Cyberstalking is similar to ordinary stalking since it incorporates behaviours that instil apprehension and fear. However new forms have developed since the advent of the Internet e.g. email, Web and computer stalking. Email may include sending viruses and spamming if sent repeatedly and in a way intended to intimidate. Internet stalking includes posting false information on chat sites and distributing pornographic pictures on the Net with personal details. This is the most likely form to spill over into physical space because contact details are often posted on the Net. The last form is computer stalking whereby the stalker exploits the workings of the Internet and Windows operating system to take control of the computer of the target victim. This can occur whenever the target victim is on the Internet. The authors suggest three primary ways to counter cyberstalking: personal i.e. don’t provide personal details to strangers; technical fixes: e.g. filter programs that block unwanted messages and technological patches on your computer to prevent someone taking control; and legislative responses which is in a way the most difficult since existing legislation probably covers most of Australia except for NSW and WA which have very narrow definitions. There are also jurisdictional problems since Internet crime can be committed anywhere in the world. It is similar to ordinary stalking, however the Internet can magnify, distort and ignore attributes of the real world.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12105
ISBN:	9780642241818
Physical description:	6p
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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