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The Protection from Harassment Act 1997: Failures by the Criminal Justice System in a Social Media Age (2019)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (2019). The Protection from Harassment Act 1997: Failures by the Criminal Justice System in a Social Media Age. Journal of Criminal Law, 217 - 228. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022018319829262

<jats:p> This article will critically examine how the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 is currently being used to tackle online abuse. The use of the Internet to abuse another is on the increase, with the police receiving increasing reports concer... Read More about The Protection from Harassment Act 1997: Failures by the Criminal Justice System in a Social Media Age.