Office on Violence Against Women Webpage on Stalking
The below webpage can be found at http://www.enditnow.gov/stalking/tipsheets.html. It contains active links about making safety plans if you are being stalked and links to state laws on stalking. For more information on campus, contact Joan Stirling on the Melbourne campus, Gin Brown on the Mountain View campus and Terri Bennett on the Ash Flat campus.
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Tip Sheet I’m a Stalking Victim More than 1 million women are stalked each year in the United States, with 1 in 12 women becoming a victim of stalking in her lifetime.1 Stalking is broadly defined as repeated harassment or threatening behavior that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear.2 These behaviors can include unwanted contact, attention, or harassment; invasive communication via e-mail, phone, text message, or mail; and direct or indirect threats. How Can I Protect Myself?
For information about creating a safety plan, please visit these Web sites: For information on protective or stay-away orders, please visit the following Web site or contact your local court: For information about stalking laws in your state, please visit these Web sites: 1. Patricia Tjaden and Nancy Thoennes, Stalking in America: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey, available at: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/169592.pdf. 2. Office on Violence Against Women, http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/aboutstalking.htm. |