Chapter 1: Introduction: From Victimology to Cyber Victimology
1. Background
2. Why Cyber Victimology?
Chapter 2: Patterns of Cyber Victimisation and Role of Victims and Perpetrators
2.1 General Patterns of Cyber-Crime Victimisation
2.2 Profiling Victims of Cyber-Crimes
Chapter 3: Victims’ Rights in Cyberspace
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Freedom of Speech and Expression on the Internet
3.3 Right to Privacy
3.4. The Right to be Protected Against Online Sexual Offences
3.5. Right to Equal Access to Justice and Fair Trial
Chapter 4: Issues and Challenges in Policing Cyber-Crimes
4.1 Policing New Patterns of Cyber-Crimes
4.2 Jurisdiction as the Biggest Challenge for Policing Cyber-Crimes
Chapter 5: Assistance for Cyber-Crime Victimisation
5.1 International Instruments for Victim Assistance and Their Application for Victims of Cyber-Crimes
5.2 Victim Assistance from Non-Governmental Stakeholders
5.3 Victim Assistance from Intermediaries
5.4 Victim Assistance from the Criminal Justice Machinery
Chapter 6: Penology for Cyber Victimisation: Criminal Justice and Societal Responses
6.1. The Ever-Expanding Dimension of Penology
6.2. Critical Analysis of Punishments Prescribed by Different Jurisdictions in Cyber Offences
6.3. Reformative and Therapeutic Jurisprudential Approaches to Cyber Penology
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Glossary
Biography
Debarati Halder received a LLB degree from University of Calcutta, a LLM degree in International and Constitutional Law from University of Madras, a LLM degree in Criminal and Security Laws from Parul University, and a PhD (Law) from NLSIU, Bangalore. She is Professor of law at Parul Institute of Law, Parul University, Gujarat, India.
