Julia Vidal Verástegui

Key Findings U.S. Coast Guard international efforts are not clearly defined, well-coordinated, or collectively prioritized. Documentation and data related to international efforts are not widely accessible. Recommendations Explicitly define U.S. Coast Guard international affairs. Use the logic model in the report to capture the process and impact of Coast Guard international affairs. Link metrics to international efforts using the logic model to inform both narratives and decisionmaking.

Social media and other sophisticated communications technology have enabled a new kind of crime: cyberstalking. Cyberstalking involves using communications technology in threatening ways to stalk, harass, or share embarrassing information about victims, and it often involves the threat of intimate partner violence. As online platforms and messaging technologies have multiplied, cyberstalking has become more prevalent. Yet the problem has been understudied, and its dynamics are not well known.

In this report, the authors provide the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties with analysis of the department's use of terminology in referring to people in certain racial, ethnic, national, and religious groups. The authors also identify ways to improve departmental documentation, processes and procedures and create an organizational culture that supports lasting implementation of updated terminology.