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SUMMARY:Police responses to young people’s experiences of cyberstalking 
 - Tahreem Tahir\, University of Central Lancashire
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CONTACT:Tina Marjanov
DESCRIPTION:In our digitally interconnected world\, cyberstalking has beco
 me a significant concern for online users worldwide. Young people have emb
 raced new technologies for communication\, making social media apps such a
 s Facebook\, X\, Instagram\, Snapchat and other platforms an integral part
  of their lives for communicating with each other. Young people utilise di
 gital spaces to create new connections and even initiate\, sustain\, and c
 arry out part of their intimate relationships online. Consequently\, techn
 ology has provided opportunities to facilitate online monitoring of others
  due to the proficiency and ease with which information can be obtained.\n
 \n\nThe rise of digital technologies has given perpetrators new avenues an
 d opportunities to target victims resulting in a rise of cyberstalking. Ho
 wever\, little work to date has explored young people’s perceptions and 
 experiences of cyberstalking. With research consistently revealing very fe
 w cyberstalking victims choose to report their experiences to the police. 
 There is notable research gap regarding young people’s reasons not to re
 port cyberstalking incidents.\n\n\nGuided by the power differentials betwe
 en police officers and young people. This research examines police officer
 s use of authority to regulate and influence behaviour of young people. Th
 is paper will explore some of the key issues identified in the literature 
 review\, including prevalence and variations of cyberstalking among young 
 people\, experiences and barriers to reporting to the police and other age
 ncies. It draws on insights from interviews with young cyberstalking victi
 ms and frontline response police officers. Preliminary findings from the v
 oices of young people indicate age bias among police officers\, resulting 
 in misguided advise on cyberstalking incidents\, leading to escalated risk
  and lack of support. The perspectives and experiences of young people emp
 hasise the importance of lasting changes in attitudes\, policies and pract
 ices. By tackling these\, the research aims to contribute to improved vict
 ims support\, inform policy and refine practices within the cyberstalking 
 sector.\n
LOCATION:Webinar &amp\; FW11\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Buildin
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