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Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, group, or organization. [1] [2] It may include false accusations, defamation, slander and libel.
Stalking Protection Orders - which can ban alleged stalkers from contacting or being within a certain distance of their victims - will also be made more widely available, the government said.
Stalking behaviors are interrelated to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person or monitoring them. The term stalking is used with some differing definitions in psychiatry and psychology, as well as in some legal jurisdictions as a term for a criminal offense. [2] [3]
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. Cyberstalking in conjunction with a credible threat is also considered aggravated stalking. [31]
Stalking protection orders – which can ban stalkers from going within a certain distance of their victims, or contacting them – will also be made more widely available, the Home Office has ...
New measures, launched by the Home Office on Tuesday, will make Stalking Protection Orders more accessible. Under the current system, the orders can only be enforced when an offender is convicted ...
A 2016 study in The British Journal of Criminology examines the extent to which online sites serve as a form of informal justice for street harassment victims. The results show that individuals experience "validation" or "affirmation" after self-disclosing their experiences online and may receive acknowledgment or support by doing so.
New guidance says it is ‘likely’ courts will apply the lower civil standard of proof for stalking protection orders, not the criminal standard.