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Cyberstalking and harassment
Cyberstalking is analogous to traditional forms of stalking in that it incorporates persistent behaviours that instil apprehension and fear. However, because by definition cyberstalking takes place in a 'virtual' environment, it draws our attention to what is distinct about the world of the internet and the way it incorporates dimensions never envisaged by those seeking to control behaviour though legislation.
Source: Ogilvie E 2000. The internet and cyberstalking, paper presented at the conference 'Stalking : criminal justice responses', 7-8 Dec 2000
Australian resources
- Cyberstalking
Caslon Analytics, 2006 - Cyber stalking
Tony Krone. ABC Radio National interview transcript, 2004 - A critical analysis of Queensland's cyberstalking legislation
Daniel Sullivan. New South Wales Society for Computers and the Law journal no. 48, 2002 - A different internet security problem - harassment, security and identity theft
Peter Bowditch, 2002 - Cyberstalking
Emma Ogilvie. Australian Institute of Criminology, 2000 - The internet and cyberstalking
Emma Ogilvie. Stalking : criminal justice responses conference, 2000
Other countries and international
- Cyber-dilemmas : gendered hierarchies, free expression and cyber-safety in schools (PDF 99kB)
Shaheen Shariff and Rachel Gouin. Safety and security in a networked world conference : balancing cyber-rights and responsibilities, 2005 - Cyberstalking and internet harassment : what the law can do (PDF 72kB)
David Harvey, 2003 - An exploration of predatory behaviour in cyberspace : towards a typology of cyberstalking
Leroy McFarlane and Paul Bocij. First Monday journal 8(9), 2003 - A cybercop's guide to internet child safety (PDF 1.68MB)
Glen Klinkart, 2002 - Cyberstalking (PDF 427kB)
Angela Maxwell. Auckland University (masters paper), 2001 - Cyberstalking : obsessional pursuit and the digital criminal
Wayne Petherick, 1999 - Report on cyberstalking : a new challenge for law enforcement and industry
US Attorney-General, report to the Vice President, 1999 - Cyberstalking study (PPT 190kB)
WiredSafety.Org