Project leader Dr Emma Short from the University psychology department expects the research findings to change public attitudes towards stalking,”There are stalkers for whom the internet and mobile phones are just convenient ‘tools of their trade’. But we think there are also vast numbers of internet users who are engaged in harassing behaviours simply because they don’t know the rules of appropriate on-line communication. At the moment there are very few widely agreed guidelines or rules about how to behave on-line – we hope ECHO will define behaviours that are generally experienced as anti social or likely to cause distress in on-line communication.”
Chief Executive of Network for Surviving Stalking Alexis Bowater, herself a cyber-stalking victim, urges anyone with experience of on-line harassment or cyber-stalking to participate in the study. “If you’ve been bombarded by emails, or if someone’s made you feel alarmed, distressed or even frightened by what they’ve sent, written or posted about you on-line, please tell us about it by filling in an ECHO questionnaire. It’s anonymous. Network for Surviving Stalking is putting cyber-stalking on the agenda in government; industry and the criminal justice system – it’s time everyone started taking this crime seriously.”
Anyone who thinks they’ve experienced on-line harassment or cyber-stalking can take part in ECHO. Participants are asked information about their on-line behaviour; what form the harassment has taken and how it has affected them. The questionnaire is at www.nssadvice.org/survey
http://www.nss.org.uk/2010/09/cyber-stalking-project-launched/
Every day we can find new technologies which coming to market and beside of that we can find increasing number of cybercrime cases which have strong relationship with these technologies. I found few number of Non Governmental Organizations which helping the growing number of e-crime and online victims. The amazing point is that most of these organizations have created specifically for females (surprisingly most of the cyber stalking cases are related to women). Most of them try to guide normal and victim people through different steps which they remind on their website and show to people lawful ways which can be a strong weapon for peoples.
It is very good that they help people to know about the laws and cases which are related to this kind of cyber crime.