How does cyber technology impact interactions between offenders and victims?

The development of technology coincides with the presence of crime on the internet, increasing incidents and cases of hate daily. This means that cybertechnology has made it easier for cyber offenders to seek out their cyber victims online. The crimes primarily seen online includes cyber stalking and cyber harassments. Cyberstalking deals with the offender’s repetitive pursuit of the victim online. This makes the victim uncomfortable and invades their personal space online. Cyber harassments deals with the offender using either email, social media, or any online outlet to send inappropriate or hateful speech, images, video, or messages to the victim. Overall, the internet has been a pathway to help make these crimes more accessible and more prevalent to all users, meaning cyber offenders can be 16 or 27 years old and cyber victims can be a minor or adult. More importantly, technological changes has allowed for the definition of appropriate and inappropriate behavior to change based off its own environment. An offender’s behavior is first classified as appropriate or inappropriate by looking at the intent for why it was done. If the perpetrator has full intent to harm some else then that would be a crime. Good intentions never has any type of hate attached to it so we wouldn’t see anything bad resulting from it. Furthermore, technology has allowed for the offender to stay unknown or anonymous if they choose. The ability to detach from real-world identity is dangerous when the victim is being repeatedly attacked online and can’t find a way to capture the anonymous criminal. The offender concealing their identity makes it difficult for the victim to gain evidence and build a solid case against the offender. Finally, jurisdiction of the case is a difficult topic especially when every state has different laws, beliefs, and punishments regarding certain online crimes. Crimes like cyber harassments can be unpunished in some states based off their cyber laws. This makes the interaction between the offender and victim harder for the victim to get the justice they deserve.