Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC)

Resources

Videos

Model Policy Guidelines

Model Policy Guidelines for Directing Students for Positive Use of Internet Including Social Networking Sites and Whatsapp

By Dr. Debarati Halder

Blogs

Please visit

http://cybervictims.blogspot.com

http://debaraticyberspace.blogspot.com

Popular Articles

15 Golden Rules for Young Netizens-
https://www.parentcircle.com/article/15-golden-rules-for-young-netizens/

How to Protect Your Child From Cybercrimes

https://www.parentcircle.com/article/how-to-protect-your-child-from-cybercrimes/

Beware of Cyber Bullying - https://www.parentcircle.com/clipbook/beware-of-cyberbullying/

Research Reports

Harassment via WhatsApp in Urban and Rural India:

A Baseline Survey Report (2015)

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Disclaimer: This survey does not include any case study, emails, details of any victim who have contacted “Centre for Cyber Victim Counseling” (CCVC) for help and advice.

Preferred Citation:

Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2015). Harassment via WhatsApp in Urban and Rural India: A Baseline Survey Report (2015). Tirunelveli, India: Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling.

Use and Misuse of Internet by Semi-Urban and Rural Youth in India: A Baseline Survey Report (2013)

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Disclaimer: This survey does not include any case study, emails, details of any victim who have contacted “Centre for Cyber Victim Counseling” (CCVC) for help and advice.

Preferred Citation:

Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2013). Use and Misuse of Internet by Semi-Urban and Rural Youth in India: A Baseline Survey Report (2013). Tirunelveli, India: Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling.

Cyber Victimization in India: A Baseline Survey Report (2010)

The report is a large file (2 MB). If your server is slow, please right click the above image and "save target/link as".

Disclaimer: This survey does not include any case study, emails, details of any victim who have contacted “Centre for Cyber Victim Counseling” (CCVC) for help and advice.

Preferred Citation:

Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2010). Cyber Victimization in India: A Baseline Survey Report. Tirunelveli, India: Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling.

Open Letters

Open Letter to Google and Orkut

CCVC is a member of The Canadian Clearinghouse on Cyberstalking Network

CCVC is cited as a Cybercrime Reporting organization in India by UNICRI - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

Honorary Directors Independent Publications on Cyber Crime and Cyber Victimization

Books

Halder, D., & Jaishankar K. (November, 2016). Cyber Crimes against Women in India. New Delhi: SAGE Publishing. ISBN: 978-9385985775

Halder, D., & Jaishankar K. (June, 2011) Cyber crime and the Victimization of Women: Laws, Rights, and Regulations. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global. ISBN: 978-1-60960-830-9.

Jaishankar, K. (Ed.) (2011). Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal behavior. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN: 9781439829493.

JOURNAL ARTICLES (Peer Reviewed)

Halder D., & Jaishankar, K. (2014). Online Victimization of Andaman Jarawa Tribal Women: An Analysis of the ‘Human Safari’ YouTube Videos (2012) and its Effects. British Journal of Criminology, 54(4), 673-688. (Impact factor 1.556). DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azu026.
Halder D., & Jaishankar, K. (2014). Teen Sexting: A Critical Analysis on the Criminalization Vis-À-Vis Victimization Conundrums. The Virtual Forum Against Cybercrime (VFAC) Review, Korean Institute of Criminology, July/August 2014 1(6), 26-43.
Halder, D., & Jaishankar. (2013). Revenge Porn by Teens in the United States and India: A Socio-legal Analysis. International Annals of Criminology, 51(1-2), 85-111.
Halder, D. (2013). Examining the scope of Indecent representation of Women (Prevention) Act, 1986, in the light of Cyber Victimization of Women in India. National Law School Journal, 11, 188-218.
Halder D., & Jaishankar, K. (2011). Cyber Gender Harassment and Secondary Victimization: A Comparative Analysis of US, UK and India. Victims and Offenders, 6(4), 386-398.
Halder, D., & Jaishankar K. (2009) Cyber Socializing and Victimization of Women. Temida - The journal on victimization, human rights and gender, September 2009, 12(3), 5-26. Reprinted as Online Social networking and Women Victims In: Jaishankar, K. (Ed.), Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior (pp. 301-320). Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
Halder, D., & Jaishankar K. (2008) Cyber Crimes against women in India: Problems, Perspectives and Solutions. TMC Academy Journal, Singapore. Vol 3, Issue 1, June 2008. pp. 48-62.

BOOK CHAPTERS (Peer Reviewed)

Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2015). Irrational Coping Theory and Positive Criminology: A Frame Work to Protect Victims of Cyber Crime. In N. Ronel and D. Segev (Eds.), Positive Criminology (pp. 276 -291). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-74856-8.
Halder D., & Jaishankar K. ( 2014). Patterns of Sexual Victimization of Children and Women in the Multipurpose Social Networking Sites. In C. Marcum and G. Higgins (Eds.), Social Networking as a Criminal Enterprise (pp. 129-143). Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-466-589797.
Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2012). Cyber Victimization of Women and Cyber Laws in India. In I. Management Association, USA (Ed.), Cyber Crime: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 742-756). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-323-2.ch403.
Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2012). Cyber Crime against Women and Regulations in Australia. In I. Management Association, USA (Ed.), Cyber Crime: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 757-764). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-323-2.ch404.
Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2012). Cyber Laws for Preventing Cyber Crimes against Women in Canada. In I. Management Association, USA (Ed.), Cyber Crime: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 765-776). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-323-2.ch405.
Halder, D., & Jaishankar, K. (2012). Legal Treatment of Cyber Crimes against Women in USA. In I. Management Association, USA (Ed.), Cyber Crime: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 777-789). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-323-2.ch406.
Halder, D. (2011). Information Technology Act and Cyber Terrorism: A Critical Review. In P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, & S. Umarhathab, (Eds.), (2011). Cyber Crime and Digital Disorder (pp. 75-90). Tirunelveli, India: Publication Division, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.
Halder, D., & Jaishankar K. (2009). Online Social networking and Women Victims. In: Jaishankar, K. (Ed.), Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior (pp. 301-320). Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. Reprint of Cyber Socializing and Victimization of Women. Temida - The journal on victimization, human rights and gender, September 2009, 12(3), 5-26.
Jaishankar, K., & Halder, D. (2009). Cyber Bullying among School Students in India. In: K. Jaishankar (Ed.), International Perspectives on Crime and Justice (pp.579-598). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars publishing.
Jaishankar K., (2008). Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes. In Schmallager, F., & Pittaro, M. (Eds.), Crimes of the Internet. (pp.283-301) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Jaishankar K., Halder, D. & Ramdoss S. (2008). Pedophilia, Pornography and Stalking: Analyzing child victimization in the Internet. In Schmallager, F., & Pittaro, M. (Eds.), Crimes of the Internet. (pp.28-42). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.