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

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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

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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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ONCE YOU PLACE SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET, IT’S OUT THERE

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NAMEADDRESSPHONE #

CREDIT CARD #SOCIAL SECURITY

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THE “3 STRIKE” RULEWHEN YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE EXPERIENCE

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ANNOYING BEHAVIOR FROM THE SAME

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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

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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.