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Cyberstalking: A Growing Challenge for the U.S. Legal System

29 Jun 2023

The authors enhance the understanding of cyberstalking by offering the first empirical analysis on federal cyberstalking cases: In particular, they analyze the number of federal cyberstalking cases filed over time, the characteristics of these cases, and the outcomes of these cases. The results of in-depth interviews with prosecutors, law enforcement officials, and victims' advocacy representatives are also presented.
criminal law social media cybercrime victims of crime

Authors

Vidal Verástegui, Julia, Romanosky, Sasha, Blumenthal, Marjory S., Brothers, Annie, Adamson, David M., Ligor, Douglas C., Stanley, Karlyn D., Schirmer, Peter

Division
RAND Social and Economic Well-Being Justice Policy
Pages
20
Published in
United States
RAND Identifier
RR-A2637-1
RAND Type
report
Rights
RAND Corporation
Series
Research Reports
Source
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2637-1.html

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