Cyber-stalking should be made a criminal offence, says a group of MPs calling for an overhaul of the law.
BBC News – Cyber-stalking should be a criminal offence, MPs say
The MPs also say police and prosecutors must give all stalking complaints greater priority.
Data released by probation union Napo shows 2.2% of the 53,000 stalking incidents recorded in England and Wales in 2009 led to a jail term.
The charity Network for Surviving Stalking says the internet is “another weapon in the stalker’s armoury”.
via BBC News – Cyber-stalking should be a criminal offence, MPs say.
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