While social media has been around for nearly a decade, we are only just beginning to understand its impact on society and how it enables cybercrime, such as cyberstalking, scamming and theft of intellectual property. In the cover story of this issue of the Home Team Journal, "Unwanted Acquaintances: Cyberstalking as Experienced by Emerging Adults in Singapore", Dr. Majeed Khader, Director of the Home Team Behavioural Sciences Centre (HTBSC), Senior Consultant Psychologist and his team of psychologists and researchers explore the prevalence and impact of cyberstalking victimisation among Singaporean emerging adults. The findings, such as victim threat perception, distress levels and coping strategies are discussed. The article also calls for greater awareness of cyberstalking and gave suggestions on anti-cyberstalking measures.
On a similar note, Mr Neo Loo Seng from the HTBSC takes a look at online self-radicalisation in his article "Identifying Individuals Radicalised via the Internet: A Behavioural Sciences Approach". In his article, Mr Neo proposes the use of behavioural sciences research to aid law enforcement agencies in identifying individuals at risk of being radicalised via the Internet.
This issue also includes a special feature on Mr Benny Lim, our former Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs and Director of the Internal Security Department from 1997 to 2011, as he retires from public service.
