Cyberstalking

There is no one way to describe cyberstalking. Cyberstalking can be stalking because you are just obsessed with this person but wont even harm them. What I mean by that is you go online to find out information on someone and you just leave it at that. If on a status  a person says, "Out to lunch at the China buffet," then that is where you will be so u can see him or her. There is no such thing as good stalking but I can honestly consider that as harmless stalking

Then you have your crazy Cyberstalkers where people will go, and try to harm this person. People can make threats towards them about their friends, mother, brother, sister, father, cousin etc. anybody that associates with the person who is being harassed. The person that is making the threats has a sense of power. They think they control the person who is afraid of them. They can send a threating message that if they tell on them then they will hurt anyone who is close to them, and with that being said the person being harassed is stuck.



Law enforcement response: specialized units show promise in combating cyberstalking

"A growing number of law enforcement agencies are recognizing the serious nature and extent of cyberstalking and taking aggressive action to respond. Some larger metropolitan areas, such as Los Angeles and New York, have seen numerous incidents of cyberstalking and have specialized units available to investigate and prosecute these cases. For example, Los Angeles has developed the Stalking and Threat Assessment Team. This team combines special sections of the police department and district attorney's office to ensure properly trained investigators and prosecutors are available when cyberstalking cases arise. In addition, this specialized unit is given proper resources, such as adequate computer hardware and advanced training, which is essential in investigating and prosecuting these technical cases. Similarly, the New York City Police Department created the Computer Investigation and Technology Unit. This unit provides regular training for police officers and prosecutors regarding the intricacies of cyberstalking investigations and prosecutions. The training includes understanding how chat rooms operate, how to obtain and preserve electronic evidence, and how to draft search warrants and subpoenas." 



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