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COMBATTING INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN
Tucson, AZ—June 26, 2002 – The National District Attorneys Association’s (NDAA) Violence Against Women’s Program within the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI) is providing a course for prosecutors on “Stalking and Cyberstalking” at the Westin LaPaloma Hotel from June 27–29 in Tucson, AZ. The Battered Women’s Justice Project is a co-sponsor of this course. The Honorable Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, will give opening remarks at 9:30a.m., June 27th.
With the consistent and dramatic growth in the number of stalking and Internet crimes against women such as cyberstalking, identity theft and domestic violence/sexual assault containing an e-mail component, APRI and the Battered Women’s Justice Project have developed this specialized training. This training course helps show prosecutors ways to effectively prosecute these cases and to assure the safety of the victim. Prosecutors learn about examining the computer crime scene, search and seizure procedures associated with digital evidence, and presentation of computer forensic evidence in court. The goal is to hold computer savvy offenders accountable for their actions and to keep them from victimizing others.
This course will also teach prosecutors about issues such as the nexus between stalking and domestic violence; how an offender finds victims online; Internet threats and the criminal justice response; and ways in which women can learn to safely use technology as part of their everyday lives.
This course provides prosecutors with invaluable tools in prosecuting and combating stalking and cyberstalking.
APRI is the research, training and technical assistance affiliate of the NDAA. NDAA represents over 30,000 local prosecutors in over 2,700 jurisdictions across America who prosecute more than 99% of the nation’s violent crime cases.
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