This book is based on mixed method research about cyber violence and women from Maharashtra funded by National Commission for Women, New Delhi. It covers the nuances of cyber violence and women in Indian context. It can help you understand how prevalence, awareness, nature and experiences is a complex interplay of variables of age, class, geography and many such factors.
Contents –
1 Introduction
1.1 Internet and Web
1.2 Women and Internet
1.3 Cyber Violence
1.4 Rationale
1.5 Methodology
1.6 Research Questions
1.7 Objectives and Hypothesis
1.8 Research Design
1.9 Universe of Study
1.10 Data Analysis
2 Current Research on Cyber Violence
2.1 Women and Cyber-space
2.2 Women’s Online Experiences
2.3 Cyber Violence and Cybercrimes
2.4 Legal Framework to Deal with Cybercrime
2.5 Jurisdictional Challenges in Cybercrime Cases
2.6 International Research
3 Laws and Safeguard Strategies for Cybercrimes
3.1 Understanding Cybercrime in India
3.2 Nature and Scope of Cybercrime
3.3 Types of Cybercrimes
3.4 Global and Regional Trends in Cybercrime
3.5 Reasons for the Rise in Cybercrime in India
3.6 Cyber Law Legislations in India
3.7 Judgements on Cybercrime and Case Studies
3.8 Cybercrime and Women in India
3.9 Jurisdictional Challenges in Cybercrime Cases
3.10 Domestic Legislation and Approaches to Combat Cybercrime
3.11 Admissibility of Digital Evidence
3.12 The Road Ahead: Combating Cybercrime
3.13 Suggestions for Law Enforcement
3.14 Case Studies and Practical Implications
3.15 Future Challenges
3.16 Cyber Incident Reporting and Response
3.17 Conclusion
4 Prevalence of Cyber Violence
4.1 Profile of Women
4.1.1 Women Covered Under the Survey
4.1.2 Women Covered Under Focus Group Discussions
4.1.3. Profile of Women Survivors
4.2 Profile of Cyber Cell Officials
4.3 Profile of Other Interviewees
4.4 Reported Prevalence of Cyber Violence
5 Experiences of Cyber Violence
5.1 Experiences of Cyber Violence Amongst Women
5.2 Role of Family in Cyber Violence
5.3 Complaint Filing Experiences of Women
5.4 Consequences of Cyber Violence
5.4.1 Initial Reactions
5.4.2 Case Resolution Experiences
5.4.3 Impact of Violence Experience
5.4.4 Women’s Response to Filling of Next Complaint
5.4.5 International Scenario
6 Awareness of Cyber Violence
6.1 Awareness About Cyber Violence
6.2 Cyber-space Practices
6.3 Cyber Violence Prevention
7 Summary and Conclusions
7.1 Research Design
7.2 Profile of Participants
7.3 Research Questions
7.4 Objectives
7.5 Hypothesis
7.6 International Relevance
7.7 Conclusions
7.8 Recommendations
7.9 Approaches from the Global South
References
Annexure – A: Selected Districts
Annexure – B: Data Collection Tools
Annexure – C: List of Institutions Covered for the Study
Annexure – D: List of individual Inerviews
Annexure – E: Profile of Survirors
Annexure – F: Photographes of Retrech Activities