The volume and source of cyberabuse influences victim blame and perceptions of attractiveness

Cyberabuse is an escalating problem in society, as opportunities for abuse to occur in online public domains increase. Such acts are often defined by the frequency of abuse, and in many cases multiple individuals play a part in the abuse. Although consequences of such acts are often severe, there is typically little public sympathy/support for victims. To better understand perceptions of victims of abusive online acts, we manipulated the Volume (low, high) and Source (same-source, multi-source) of abusive posts in artificially-manipulated Facebook timelines of four fictitious ‘victims’. One hundred and sixty-four participants [United Kingdom-based; aged 18–59] rated ‘victims’ on measures of direct victim blame (DVB) and perceived social-, physical- and task-attractiveness. Results revealed significant Volume × Source interactions on DVB and social-attractiveness ratings. Few abusive posts authored by a single source yielded higher DVB and lower social-attractiveness ratings. Strong correlations between attractiveness and DVB were observed. We propose that our results could be due to an observer desensitization effect, or that participants interpreted the posts as indicative of friendly ‘teasing’ or ‘banter’ within an established social relationship, helping to explain why victims of online abuse often receive little sympathy or support

PENGARUH MALICIOUS ENVY TERHADAP CYBERBULLYING PADA SISWA SMA PELAKU CYBERBULLYING DI DKI JAKARTA

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat pengaruh dari malicious envy terhadap cyberbullying. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif menggunakan populasi siswa sekolah menengah atas di DKI Jakarta. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari 225 responden yang diperoleh melalui teknik purposive sampling dengan kriteria pelaku cyberbullying dalam satu tahun terakhir. Penelitian ini menggunakan Cyber-Aggressor Scale dari Buelga, dkk. (2020) untuk mengukur cyberbullying dan Benign and Malicious Envy Scale dari Lange dan Crusius (2015) untuk mengukur malicious envy. Dari penelitian yang telah dilakukan, hasil menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan dari malicious envy terhadap cyberbullying pada siswa SMA pelaku cyberbullying di DKI Jakarta. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa pengaruh malicious envy terhadap cyberbullying terbukti positif yang berarti apabila nilai malicious envy mengalami kenaikan, maka nilai cyberbullying juga mengalami kenaikan dan begitu pula sebaliknya. Hasil pengujian koefisien determinan (R-square) juga menunjukkan bahwa malicious envy memiliki pengaruh sebesar 15,2% terhadap cyberbullying pada siswa SMA pelaku cyberbullying di DKI Jakarta. ***** This study was conducted to determine whether there is an effect of malicious envy on cyberbullying. The method used in this study is a quantitative method using a population of high school students in DKI Jakarta. The sample used in this study consisted of 225 respondents obtained through a purposive sampling technique with criteria for cyberbullying in the past year. This study used the Cyber-Aggressor Scale from Buelga et al. (2020) to measure cyberbullying and the Benign and Malicious Envy Scale from Lange and Crusius (2015) to measure malicious envy. From the research that has been done, the results show that there is a significant influence of malicious envy on cyberbullying in high school students who are cyberbullying perpetrators in DKI Jakarta. The results also show that the effect of malicious envy on cyberbullying is positive, which means that if the value of malicious envy increases, then the value of cyberbullying also increases and vice versa. The results of the determinant coefficient test (R-square) also show that malicious envy has an effect of 15.2% on cyberbullying in high school students who are cyberbullying perpetrators in DKI Jakarta

A qualitative enquiry into the threshold of acceptable behaviour on the internet: perceptions of police officers and prosecutors on the barriers to successful investigation and prosecution of cyberstalkers

Cyberstalking is a cyber-enabled crime which can be difficult to investigate and prosecute because offenders engage in the conduct in cyber space. The purpose of this study is to highlight the difficulties which police officers and prosecutors perceive hinder them in the investigation and prosecution of cyberstalkers. The study identifies solutions to the perceived difficulties and makes recommendations. The research participants consisted of 50 London prosecutors and 25 police officers. Participants provided data on the topic under investigation in their roles as the primary law enforcement officials who investigate and prosecute cyberstalkers. A Member of Parliament, probation official and Northern Ireland government policy adviser were also interviewed because they provided data from the perspectives of government and probation officials. The qualitative research method of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was considered most appropriate because the study investigated the lived human experiences of the participants and their perceptions of the topic under investigation. Emergent themes were identified from the numerous interview transcripts and analysed to explore the experiences of the participants in relation to the research questions. The research identified various perceived thresholds for distinguishing rudeness, abuse and unpleasant comments on the internet from cyberstalking. Additionally, the study 6 perceived law enforcement issues which frustrate police officers and prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of cyberstalkers were identified. The research further revealed that lack of resources, lack of knowledge and evidential difficulties are perceived to impede the investigation and prosecution of cyberstalkers. Importantly, the study found that factors such as shortage of manpower, heavy caseloads, anonymity of cyberstalkers and victim behaviour can prevent police officers from risk assessing victims. The thesis therefore makes recommendations for the recruitment of additional staff, the regular training of police officers and prosecutors on cyberstalking and the education of victims by police officers of the risks posed by cyberstalkers and the implications of not supporting the prosecution of offenders. Importantly, the thesis recommends that police officers should be trained on how to identify, monitor and manage the risks posed by anonymous and mentally ill cyberstalkers. The recommendation for the CPS is based on the researcher’s personal view of the research. The researcher concedes that the research was conducted at a specific time and that a limited number of prosecutors were interviewed for the research. The researcher acknowledges that there has been a lot of training of prosecutors by both the prosecution college and the central training team subsequent to the conclusion of this research. The researcher also recognises that the department is in the process of actively recruiting more prosecutors

Systematic Approaches for Telemedicine and Data Coordination for COVID-19 in Baja California, Mexico

Conference proceedings info: ICICT 2023: 2023 The 6th International Conference on Information and Computer Technologies Raleigh, HI, United States, March 24-26, 2023 Pages 529-542We provide a model for systematic implementation of telemedicine within a large evaluation center for COVID-19 in the area of Baja California, Mexico. Our model is based on human-centric design factors and cross disciplinary collaborations for scalable data-driven enablement of smartphone, cellular, and video Teleconsul-tation technologies to link hospitals, clinics, and emergency medical services for point-of-care assessments of COVID testing, and for subsequent treatment and quar-antine decisions. A multidisciplinary team was rapidly created, in cooperation with different institutions, including: the Autonomous University of Baja California, the Ministry of Health, the Command, Communication and Computer Control Center of the Ministry of the State of Baja California (C4), Colleges of Medicine, and the College of Psychologists. Our objective is to provide information to the public and to evaluate COVID-19 in real time and to track, regional, municipal, and state-wide data in real time that informs supply chains and resource allocation with the anticipation of a surge in COVID-19 cases. RESUMEN Proporcionamos un modelo para la implementación sistemática de la telemedicina dentro de un gran centro de evaluación de COVID-19 en el área de Baja California, México. Nuestro modelo se basa en factores de diseño centrados en el ser humano y colaboraciones interdisciplinarias para la habilitación escalable basada en datos de tecnologías de teleconsulta de teléfonos inteligentes, celulares y video para vincular hospitales, clínicas y servicios médicos de emergencia para evaluaciones de COVID en el punto de atención. pruebas, y para el tratamiento posterior y decisiones de cuarentena. Rápidamente se creó un equipo multidisciplinario, en cooperación con diferentes instituciones, entre ellas: la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, la Secretaría de Salud, el Centro de Comando, Comunicaciones y Control Informático. de la Secretaría del Estado de Baja California (C4), Facultades de Medicina y Colegio de Psicólogos. Nuestro objetivo es proporcionar información al público y evaluar COVID-19 en tiempo real y rastrear datos regionales, municipales y estatales en tiempo real que informan las cadenas de suministro y la asignación de recursos con la anticipación de un aumento de COVID-19. 19 casos.ICICT 2023: 2023 The 6th International Conference on Information and Computer Technologieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3236-