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Articles on Stalking
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By using risk assessment guidelines, police could have taken steps to mitigate Martha’s stalking of Donny before it got worse.
‘Baby Reindeer’ raises questions about the effectiveness of content warnings. Viewers may still be vulnerable to secondary trauma, particularly those who have experienced similar violence.
Despite being public figures, celebrities – like everyone – deserve a level of privacy.
Gender violence has captured the attention of policy makers and the public. There’s many things that can be done, both in the short and long term.
A harrowing and important depiction of a male victim of sexual abuse.
A college junior who has gained a following by sharing high-profile people’s private flight information says that he is sharing public information. Others, like Taylor Swift, say that he is stalking.
Creating an emotional bond and an intimate relationship is the motivation for ‘intimacy seeking’ stalkers and Joe Goldberg’s character portrays this effectively.
One in three Canadian youth experience dating violence. Early intervention is critical to preventing the negative effects, but adolescents report significant barriers to finding support.
The question for the Victorian Law Reform Commission is whether such a move would curb the behaviour of the alleged offender rather than forcing victims to curb theirs.
The law continues to treat intimate partner violence like a bar fight – considering only what happened in a given violent incident. But domestic violence isn’t about just physical violence.
Many also openly admit to spying on or stalking their partners, suggesting that they may not know that there’s anything wrong with the behaviors.
There is no specific crime of catfishing in Australia. So we have to make better use of existing laws to address this devastating behaviour.
From Fukushima to a stalkers visual diary, art can be confrontational whether it’s far away or uncomfortably close
Facebook’s algorithms are designed to encourage reminiscence and reconnection. But in the wake of a breakup, we don’t always want those things.
As lawmakers debate the future of the primary federal program aimed at ending domestic violence, one scholar says the criminal system supported by the legislation isn’t the way to stop that violence.
Can we use smart home data to better identify and report abusers, while protecting victims of domestic and family violence?
A surprise intrusion by a drone on a Darwin woman skinny-dipping in her secluded backyard pool highlights the many weaknesses of current privacy and stalking laws.
Is revenge porn just one example of technology intersecting with sexual and domestic violence? What legal efforts have been made to combat it?
There is a vocal minority on social media that use the platforms to attack others, often with impunity. These cyber bullies or online trolls, use words and in some cases other means to cause harm – for…
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