In an interview with the Huffington Post, the Senior Lecturer of Counselling Psychology – who is the Co-director of The National Centre for Cyberstalking Research at the University – spoke about the commonalities associated with cyber bullying and cyber abuse.

Today’s figures from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are the first since a new legislation was introduced to make stalking a specific offence.

They show that 743 cases were brought to court – cases which may not have been charged under previous law.

Dr Short, who also specialises in phone behaviours, told Dragana Brown at the Huffington Post that a cyber bully usually consists of someone who is persistently abusing someone for around four weeks.

To read the full interview visit: huff.to/WMlNOb

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