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Introduction

Introduction
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Copyright: 2012
Pages: 11
Source title: Cyber Crime and the Victimization of Women: Laws, Rights and Regulations
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Debarati Halder (Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC), India)and K. Jaishankar (Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-830-9.ch001

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Abstract

This introductory chapter gives a detailed overview of the book. This chapter explores the historical aspect of victimization of women users in the internet. This includes the discussion on why mostly women are targeted in the cyberspace and what methods the offenders use to attack them in the cyber space. The time periods or the spaces in which women are attacked are also discussed. The authors dwell in detail on the reasons why they chose to write a book on only women victims of the internet. This chapter also gives a detailed description on the research done to write this book. This chapter also gives the aims and the audience that the book is aiming to attract. In addition, the scope and the expected implications of the book are presented.

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