Stalking Victimization in the United States: National Crime Victimization Survey

The Phenomenology of Group Stalking (‘Gang-Stalking’): A Content Analysis of Subjective Experiences

“…iv) Assault on reputation Targeted by slander/gossip (11). v) Individuals or agencies involved in perpetrating or collaborating with the gang-stalking Police as part of the conspiracy (15); neighbours as part of the conspiracy (16); family/friends as part of the conspiracy (19); producing 'evidence' of gang-stalking fails to persuade authorities to intervene (22); and medical practitioners as part of the conspiracy (23). vi) Items concerning interpretation of the meaning of gang-stalking Victim of a conspiracy (by multiple agencies) (2); establishment cover-up (4); victimised as part of a global phenomenon (9); reinterpretation of past events in the light of the gang stalking experiences (12); and complained they didn't know why they were being stalked (24).…”

“…In an anonymous questionnaire that was completed online by 1040 self-defined adult victims of stalking [5], 12.3% of respondents reported group or gang-stalking. A US Department of Justice prevalence study, which used a tight definition of stalking that required the victim to experience fear, found that 6.8% reported stalking by three or more people, and were "unable to identify a single offender" or "could not identify an offender who was singularly responsible" [16]. The US study also examined cases where the behavioural part of their definition of stalking was satisfied, but not the fear component.…”

Electronic Footprints in the Sand: Technologies for Assisting Domestic Violence Survivors

“…Statistics published by the US Department of Justice [3] also show that among 2.4 million victims of cyber stalking in the US, 30.3% of which were stalked by a current or ex-partner, which equates to around 730,000 cases of cyber stalking during 2008. Equally alarmingly, the same report also provides details of the high-tech methods used to monitor the activities of victims, including spyware, video and webcams, listening devices and GPS.…”

“…Previous studies [3] [13] identify that telephones and mobile phones are the most commonly used technology in cases of cyber stalking. Statistics published by the US Department of Justice [3] also show that among 2.4 million victims of cyber stalking in the US, 30.3% of which were stalked by a current or ex-partner, which equates to around 730,000 cases of cyber stalking during 2008.…”

The Means to Justify the End: Combating Cyber Harassment in Social Media

“…Many people suffer from cyber harassment. In the United States alone, estimates indicate that more than half a million people age 18 or older have been victims of cyber harassment (Baum et al, 2009). Not only does cyber harassment negatively affect social network sites, because victims tend to exit the service (Avery, 2010;Martin and Smith, 2008), but the emotional distress brought about by the online aggression can also cause victims to take their own lives (Parker, 2012).…”