Ming Chuan University Department of Criminal Justice

Hung, Wen-Ling Assistant Professor was interviewed by Awakening News Networks	2021/10/25

"Stalking and Harassment Prevention Law" is too strict 2021-10-25 15:38 Awakening News Networks / Reporter Jian Jiayou/Taipei Report The "Stalking Harassment Prevention Law" is limited in definition, and the police must first warn the police in writing to apply for a protection order. The legislator and non-governmental organizations jointly call for improvement! Wang Wan Yu legislator believes that the current procedure for applying for a protection order is too long and hopes that an emergency protection order system can be established. Chang Yuzhuo, executive director of the Digital Women's League, said that the current version is limited to "sex and gender," but does not protect the real weakness. "Sex and Gender" Framework The stalking harassment in the draft "Stalking Harassment Prevention and Control Law" of the Political Yuan version must meet the following definitions, repetition or persistence is contrary to their wishes and related to "sex or gender", enough to affect their daily life or social activities. According to a 2018 survey by the Modern Women’s Foundation, 57% of tech trackers are strangers or unidentified objects. When the front-line policemen enforce the law, it is difficult to judge that these behaviors are "related to sex or gender," resulting in the delay of victims being protected. CHANG,YU-CHO said, "For Taiwan now, criminal protection is very fragmented." He pointed out that the Executive Yuan version is excessively restricted on "sex and gender", and the restriction of objects may lead to living alone, people with strong dependence, or night shifts, etc. However, people with special life styles fall outside the scope of protection of the law. Timely intervention for additional relief The “sex and gender” regulations can easily lead to conservative identification by the police, which prevents victims from receiving timely intervention from public power. At present, the victim must meet two requirements to apply to the court for a protection order due to stalking and harassment. One is that the police must provide a written warning, and the other is that the perpetrator has committed another crime within two years. Wang Wan Yu believes that social events happen quite quickly. In some cases, the perpetrator has already been stalking and harassing, but the victim did not immediately realize that something was wrong, and failed to file a record with the police. In the end, a tragedy occurred before the public authority had time to intervene. She appealed that when victims need to apply for a protection order to the court, they do not need to obtain a written warning from the police station in advance. In addition, you can refer to the design of the emergency protection order and let the police accept and execute it quickly when necessary. WANG,YUEH-HAO, the executive director of the Lixin Social Welfare Foundation, said that sometimes victims experience substantial stalking and harassment, but the police did not issue a written warning because the behavior did not meet the legal definition. Additional relief pipeline when hitting a wall. Cross-departmental multi-pronged approach Hung, Wen-Ling, an assistant professor at the Department of Criminal Justice of Ming Chuan University, also advocated the establishment of a crime prevention team, and said: "One less perpetrator will lead to fewer victims." Many perpetrators have no sense of crime and do not think they are themselves. What's wrong with his behavior. She said that the government and schools can step up publicity, as long as the behavior makes others feel uncomfortable subjectively, it should stop.

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