Cyberstalking is an entirely new form of deviant behavior that uses technology to harass others in a variety of ways. In less than a decade, our reliance on the Internet, email, instant messaging, chat rooms, and other communications technologies has made cyberstalking a growing social problem that can affect computer users anywhere in the world. This is the first book devoted entirely to an examination of cyberstalking, providing an overview of the problem, its causes and consequences, and...
The first book to provide an overview of cyberstalking, a rapidly growing problem involving the use of new technologies to harass, intimidate, and assault others.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1What is cyberstalking?12Stalking or cyberstalking?193The incidence and prevalance of cyberstalking334Who are the cyberstalkers?495Who are the victims of cyberstalkers?716What motivates cyberstalkers?897Threats to young people1078Cyberstalking and organizations1379Cyberstalking and the law16310Dealing with cyberstalking177Further readings205Notes217Glossary229Bibliography243Index263