Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Essay 13 Cyber Stalking According to the statute 784.048 cyber stalking is intentionally using electronic medium channels to communicate through words, language, and images that are offensive to the other party (Beane 213). The messages could either be sexual, intimidating or simply harassment to the recipient and they have no legitimate purpose.…
Aily Shimizu’s view on stalking specifically revolved around cyberstalking in her work of Recent Developments Domestic Violence in the Digital Age: Towards the Creation of a Comprehensive Cyberstalking Statute. She describes how much more dangerous for stalking has gotten to because of the digital technologies everyone has now. “Indeed, the Internet has provided a new vehicle by which individuals can commit the traditional act of stalking” (117). Due to the emphasis Shimizu set on the word ‘tradition’, it meant that it is more dangerous now than before because of the extreme reliance of technologies and being able to use it as an advantage of easy access, predators have found ways to prey on those who frequent social media sites.…
2,581 of those students are graduates, and 7,477 of the students are undergraduates. 2,503 students live on campus, and there are about 4,399 male students, and 5,770 female students. The ratio of male to female students’ is 45:55. 89% of the students that attend WT are from Texas. 65.5% of the students are first year returning students, 27.7% of the students graduate within four years, 40.3% of the students graduate within five years, and 45% of the students graduate within 6 years.…
A current study involves undergraduate students at a…
Stalking victims are encouraged to report the actions of the stalker immediately, and to keep a detailed journal of the stalker’s actions. The criminal justice system is encouraged to learn to distinguish between the types of stalkers in an effort to effectively stop them before they cause irreparable harm to their victims. As mental health and forensic experts continue to study the phenomenon of stalking, we will begin to get a better picture of just what prompts stalkers to engage…
On April 16, 2007 a student at Virginia Tech murdered and injured a large number of fellow students and faculty. Prior to the incident, he had displayed signs of violent thoughts and behavior to his instructors. As a younger child, he had also been troubled. However, at that age, he had received psychiatric help due to his parents’ involvement (Virginia Tech Review Panel). It is possible that if he had received help as an adult, this crisis could have been avoided.…
My client, 22 year old Emily Spencer, who is a single female, employed as a waitress, walked into the agency seeking help from her ex-boyfriend verbal threats on her life after she left him and fled to her parent’s home. After explaining to Emily her rights and our confidentiality policy as well as any immediate medical needs she may have, I proceeded to assess the level of danger by using a 15-item evaluation known as the Danger Assessment which will evaluate her risk of homicide. Before, during so I advised Emily the assessment should only be used as a guide in preparation of what to do next (Campbell, 1988). Emily Spencer’s risk factors totaled 8, indicating her life is at grave risk of danger. The reasons for Emily’s score are as follows:…
The act of stalking is committed when: the person follows the other person or waits outside their house of loiters around their work place…
Bullying, comes in all types form, verbal, physical or emotional. This highly sensitive issue and the heated debates of how to keep our children safe has sparked two movements. The “walk out” movement is to protest gun violence and the “walk up” implies that the kids should befriend strangers, who can potentially be dangerous to try and prevail school violence. Both of these have emerged base off the Parkland Shooting in February 2018. These anti-bullying campaigns could prevent school violence in the future because they are making people aware of the growing issues on campuses.…
The double doors of Mason County High School soared open at three o 'clock on a sunny spring afternoon. School was out for the summer. Students darted out of the school like they were being chased by something colossal, repugnant, and petrifying. “Ouch!” wailed Tyra as she was pushed down by this gargantuan pack of mad wolves sprinting as if they had their eyes on prey. Tyra continued on, “The boys at this school are SO annoying and immature!”…
Madera High School, Home of the Coyotes is usually known for being “one big family”. At least that 's what most of the community believes, little does the community know it is not always that way. Bullying/harassment is not a huge problem at MHS, but is is there. The staff and students have taken the initiative in noticing that there is an issue with bullying/harassment, and have found various ways of letting the students know that they’re not alone and have someone to talk to if ever faced with bullying/harassment. Recently, students at Madera High School (MHS) have conducted surveys for both students and staff to understand and get more knowledge on the issue with bullying/harassment in the school.…
Despite the freedoms students have under the First Amendment, students actually overused their first amendment rights over the past 10 years. Cyberbullying is one of the most common that students use. An example, would be a comment that students have made is “why are you alive?” Threats of violence shows how students overused their first amendment. One of the threats was to a student that they were going to shoot him.…
Kathryn Cardin explained that bullying is ubiquitous, and does not necessarily stop after high school. Kathryn explained that college students also experience bullying, especially hazing within Greek life and cyber bullying, which can be mentally and psychically debilitating. " According to the Buffalo State University of New York Anti-Bullying Initiative, as many as 100,000 students drop out of school a year due to bullying.” With bullying becoming more pervasive, students spoke to the newspaper about the problem with bullying in college communities and how the issue needs to be taken more seriously with stricter…
The legal construct of stalking has been a point of academic and societal controversy in part because what is considered illegal stalking behavior, such as persistent attempts at communication and expressions of desire or commitment, is often difficult to distinguish from normal courtship processes (Anderson, 2009; Cupach & Spitzberg, 2005, Dunn, 2002; Emerson, Ferris, &Gardner, 1998). It is likely that human societies have always experienced forms of stalking(Dan & Kornreich, 2000; Finch, 2001; Kamir, 2001). Such overlaps between the cultural constructions of courtship and the prohibitions of threatening and harassing activities represent a problematic intersection. There has been reluctance on the part of the criminal justice system to view stalking as a serious issue (Kim & Spitzberg, 2012; Spitzberg, 2002a); and when the system does confront it, efforts seem “more focused on physical rather than psychological harm, thus leading to the minimization of the terror that stalking causes as well as stalking as a crime” (Logan & Walker, 2010, p.…
“When you are alone, you have time to focus on yourself rather than giving all of your energy to the other person” (Halm 2). The decision of dating in college is a very personal matter of choice. To most, dating is believed to be a thoughtful and significant factor in someone's life. To others, dating could be not as essential or necessary. Whichever way one chooses, most people decide that dating is time consuming and emotionally demanding.…