As per NIJ, Historically called "domestic violence," "intimate partner violence" depicts physical, sexual, or mental abuse by a present or previous close accomplice, lover, spouse or life partner. This sort of savagery can happen among hetero or same-sex partners. Domestic violence by a romantic partner “is linked to both immediate and long-term health, social, and economic consequences” ("Intimate Partner Violence," 2007). For the sake of this research, focus will be placed on the stalking aspect of domestic violence, primarily digital stalking or otherwise called cyberstalking. Stalking is often included among types of intimate partner violence. “Stalking generally refers to harassing or threatening behavior that an individual engages in
