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STALKING AND CYBERSTALKING
WHEN YOUR LIFE CHANGESAT SOMEONE ELSES HANDS
WHAT WOUD YOU DO IF SOMEONE:
CLOSED ALL YOUR ACCOUNTSSTOLE ALL YOUR MONEY FROM YOUR
BANK ACCOUNTSHAD YOUR MEDICAL INSURANCE
CANCELLEDMADE FALSE CLAIMS
DESTROYED YOUR CREDIT RATING
MY STALKER WAS SOMEONE I KNEW
PASSWORDSIMPORTANT DATA
PERSONAL INFORMATIONFAMILY INFORMATION
ALEXIS MOOREONE WOMANS’ STORY
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Cyberstalking is a technologically-based “attack” targeting a specific person to attack for reasons of anger, revenge or control.
Victims often feel harassed, embarrassed, and humiliated.
Cyberstalking can involve the harassment of family, friends, and employers while using scare tactics to isolate victims.
Stalking is characterized by repeated harassment or threatening behavior toward an individual.› All of the following can be examples of
types of stalking:› following a person
› appearing at a person's home or place of business› making harassing phone calls› leaving written messages or objects› vandalizing a person's property
CYBERSTALKING LEGISLATION
18 U.S.C. 875(c), it is a federal crime, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, to transmit any communication in interstate or foreign commerce containing a threat to injure the person of another.
47 U.S.C. § 223 : US Code - Section 223: Obscene or harassing telephone calls in the District of Columbia or in interstate or foreign communications
MURPHY CASE
The first person charged with cyberstalking was Robert James Murphy. He violated Title 47 of the U.S. Code 223 which prohibits the use of telecommunications to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass anyone. Murphy was sending obscene messages and pictures to his ex-girlfriend for more than 4 years. The woman, Joelle Ligon, was deleting these e-mails at first but then started collecting them as evidence. Murphy pleaded guilty to two counts of cyberstalking.
WHERE COLLEGE MEETS CYBERSTALKING
HOW CYBERSTALKING OCCURS ON CAMPUS
(AND ELSEWHERE)
EASY ACCESS TO TECHNOGOGYTODAY’S STUDENTS ARE MORE TECH SAVVYWI-FI, INTERNET CAFÉ’S, DORM ROOMS, ETC. OFFER OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIVACY TO STALKVARIETY OF TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE
TMIAVOID OVER-SHARING OF YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION
PROVIDING TOO MUCH INFORMATION ONLY AIDS CYBERSTALKERS AND PUTS
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DID YOU KNOW?
ONCE YOU PLACE SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET, IT’S OUT THERE
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NAMEADDRESSPHONE #
CREDIT CARD #SOCIAL SECURITY
#PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
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THE “3 STRIKE” RULEWHEN YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE EXPERIENCE
3 OR MORE INSTANCES OF UNWANTED, INTIMIDATING,
THREATENING, OR
ANNOYING BEHAVIOR FROM THE SAME
INDIVIDUAL IT’S TIME TO REACH OUT FOR HELP
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Stalking and cyberstalking require a repeated course of
conduct, amongst other elements, in order to be classified as stalking or
cyberstalking…
Who can become a victim of a
stalker?women men
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OBSESSION?STRESS?
COMPETITION?POWER AND CONTROL?
ANXIETY?HATRED?
EFFECTS OF STALKINGoFEAR - WORRY - STRESS
oINABLILITY TO CONCENTRATE
oINCREASED USE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS
oDIFFICUTLY WITH JOB, SCHOOL WORK, SPORTS, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
oDROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL AND LIFE
oLOSS OF INCOME
oLOSS OF JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
oLOSS OR CONFLICT WITH RELATIONSHIPS
WHAT DO I DO IF SOMEONE IS STALKING
ME?DOCUMENT THE CONTACTS
DATES, TIMES, PLACES, WHAT IS SAID, WHAT IS DONE, NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF WITNESSES
CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS, IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, PHONE NUMBERS, LOCKS, ETC.
REDUCE CONTACT WITH STALKER BY CUTTING OFF THEIR ACCESS: STRICTER SECURITY ON FACEBOOK OR OTHER INTERNET SITE
ALTER YOUR ROUTINE
CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT EVERYTIME THE STALKER MAKES CONTACT WITH YOU
TELL FAMILY & FRIENDS WHERE YOU’RE GOING
DON’T ACCEPT THE BLAME FOR THE STALKERS BEHAVIOR
TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS
RESOURCE LIST
RESOURCES DON’T EXIST
IN THE U.S.
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Founder and president of Survivors in Action, a national advocacy group that provides individual assistance to
victims of abuse, including victims who have experienced cyberstalking, stalking and cyberbullying. As a expert,
consultant, speaker, advocate and author Moore travels extensively to educate and empower the public. She
provides expert testimony at Senate and Assembly Public Safety Hearings and has contributed to legislation
around the globe. Through her program “High-Tech Self Defense for the 21st Century," she teaches audiences
about high-tech crimes such as identity theft and cyberstalking and how to protect yourself.