The Stalking Law: The Cause Of Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is when one partner tries to establish power or control over the other causing the person to feel intimidated. (Safe Horizon, 2016) In 1994 the VAWA focused on issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. It caught the attention of policy makers, communities, crisis prevention specialists, and criminal justice professionals. The stalking law is good to have just because stalking was reported more and more over the years. It helps the victims when they are abused at home. It can be helpful if the case goes to trial. It can also paint a picture of what kind of relationship the people have. A stalking charge is when a person is accused of causing intentional fear on another person. That person believes that …show more content…
In January of 1989 Nichole Brown Simpson made a 911 call claiming that she was being attacked by her husband, OJ Simpson. In the police report, the authorities were called to their home. When they arrived to the home, the housekeeper told the police they were not needed. After that Nichole came sprinting across the lawn and collapsed on the ground letting them inside. She was bruised and screaming: “He’s going to kill me! He’s going to kill me!” It was revealed that the police had been called to the home eight times before. (Boston Globe, 1994) This case is a good example of intimate violence that eventually ended up in murder. There were plenty of signs of trouble and nothing was ever done simply because he was a football player and law enforcement wouldn’t arrest him because of his status. Law enforcement officials should have taken statements from witnesses and the victim that should have been brought to the District Attorney for charges on him. More should have been done in this case. This case might have changed procedures of law enforcement and domestic …show more content…
Jacquelyn Campbell created this tool in 1986. This tool has two parts, one is a calendar and the other is a 20-item scoring tool. The calendar is used to determine if there were any difficulties that occurred within the last year. The score can be printed out and can be filed away and can be used in court. Having a Danger Assessment certified can be a helpful piece of evidence in a trial. This would have helped Nichole earlier in her domestic violence experiences and may have helped police arrest OJ and may have saved her and Ron Goldman’s life. My danger assessment would consist of five questions that would be relevant to ask a victim of domestic violence.
1. Approximately when was the first time that you can remember experiencing any type of abuse, either physical or emotional in your