Description The world has changed drastically over the past decade.
Visit her website at www.jahitchcock.com..
She is, also, the recipient of the 2017 Real Heroes Education Award for Southern Maine.
Department of Justice Victims of Crime, and the National Center for Victims of Crime.
She volunteers her time as a consultant on Internet crime cases for police departments worldwide, the U.
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As president of Working to Halt Online Abuse (WHOA, at www.
Hitchcock is a nationally recognized cybercrime and Cyberbullying expert who has helped pass laws related to online harassment in many states, including Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
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For much-needed practical advice, from an expert who truly understands the threat of cybercrime, this is a must-have resource to combat the ever-growing problem of internet crime in our society.
Offering victims, and parents, the chance to be able to relate to and truly understand the unfortunate reality of Cyberbullying through real-life examples of What happened to someone who had been through a similar situation.
Throughout Cyberbullying and the Wild, Wild Web, Hitchcock explains how someone can become victim to Cyberbullying and how they can stay safer online.
And quite honestly, victims are getting younger and younger every year when it comes to being cyberbullied.
Really, anyone of any age can become the target of a cyberbully.
Unfortunately, not all internet crime stories end with a happy ending.
After 10 years of being a victim, her cyberstalkers were brought to justice.
When she contacted local police they had never had an internet-related case and couldn\'t help her, so she taught herself how to track down online criminals, how to handle the situation, and how to stay safer online.
They stole her identity and began posting messages online pretending to be her; and that was only the beginning of a barrage of threats.
Hitchcock began to have an interest in cyberstalking and cyberbullies in 1996 when she blew the whistle on a literary agency scam.
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But with the good also comes the bad--and for kids and teens these days, the bad has becomes a constant threat from cyberbullies and cyberstalking.
Used for entertainment, education, shopping, dating and more, the internet has provided a whole new virtual world for everyone to enjoy.
The Internet has had a huge part in that, as it has made the world more accessible to anyone of any age, race, or gender.
Description The world has changed drastically over the past decade
