The Protection from Harassment Act 1997: Failures by the Criminal Justice System in a Social Media Age

Higson-Bliss

doi:10.1177/0022018319829262

The Protection from Harassment Act 1997: Failures by the Criminal Justice System in a Social Media Age

Higson-Bliss

Authors

Dr Laura Higson-Bliss l.a.higson-bliss@keele.ac.uk

Abstract

<jats:p> This article will critically examine how the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 is currently being used to tackle online abuse. The use of the Internet to abuse another is on the increase, with the police receiving increasing reports concerning abuse conducted online. This article will examine the failures by the criminal justice system to adequately apply the Protection from Harassment Act in a technology-based world. It will be put forward that changes are needed within the criminal justice system in order to better protect victims of cyber harassment and cyberstalking. </jats:p>

Acceptance Date	Feb 6, 2019
Publication Date	Jun 1, 2019
Journal	The Journal of Criminal Law
Print ISSN	0022-0183
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Pages	217 - 228
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0022018319829262
Publisher URL	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022018319829262