Cyberstalking And Its Effects On The Victim

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Cyberstalking is one of the newest and fastest growing crimes in present day. It affects the victim, and can eventually lead to stalking of the victim outside of the computer. To put an end to cyberstalking before it leads down a more dangerous path, victims need to report the act to law enforcement, so they can investigate the crime and put a stop to it. Cyberstalking can happen in places like chatrooms, it can happen in emails, and usenet newsgroups. This type of stalking takes different forms, and is commonly found in harassment. Stalkers and victims can be any age, gender, or race. Typically most stalkers are men and most victims are women, and are motivated by the control over the victim. (Pettinari, 204) When a victim comes forward and notifies police, law enforcement starts the investigation process. A victim interview is conducted, along with any witnesses. From the victim interview a victimology is developed. In this phase it is decided if enough evidence is obtained to move forward with an investigation. …show more content…

This is the stage where law enforcement is trying to understand the victim. Additional evidence might come forward during this step of the process. (Investigating Cyberstalking, 2014) Next is the search for additional data evidence. Law enforcement wants to know the what, when, where, why, and how of the stalking incident. Why did the stalker chose this person as a victim? Where did these two people cross paths, and when? What was the reason the stalker chose this victim. The goal in this step is to develop more information on both the victim and the

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