Stalking

On a Federal level per the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS); individuals are classified as stalking victims if they have experienced at least one of the following behaviors on at least two separate occasions. The behaviors that were listed on the BJS website are as follows: “Making unwanted phone calls, sending unsolicited or unwanted letters or e-mails, following or spying on the victim, showing up at places without a legitimate reason, waiting at places for the victim, leaving unwanted…

According to Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Palarea, Cohen, and Rohling, 2000, sometimes, unwanted pursuit behaviour by former partner of their love interest can prove beneficial for both as they might reunite . A research on stalking behaviours was conducted in which nearly 282 students were chosen. Out of total 120, 119 students who had break up in relationship admitted indulging in at least once unwanted pursuit behaviour. The most commonly sanctioned behaviour was unwarranted…

False imprisonment is denying a person(s) of their liberty while without the absorption requirements. False imprisonment is a lesser offense than kidnapping. Physical force can accomplish the detention, but it doesn’t have to threatened force is enough. For example, Officer Daniel’s believes he has the right to order someone on the street to get in the squad car, but legally he does not. Officer Daniel’s is false imprisoning this person. Kidnapping is taking and carrying away someone with the…

example of stalking is called intimate stalking. Intimate stalking usually occurs once an individual gets out of a relationship. The main reason for this type of stalking is because an individual will feel incomplete after a breakup. Also, women are usually the victim of this type of stalking. Intimate stalkers often have personality disorders, such as being an extremely jealous person or even being insecure over really small things. Another type of stalking is called delusional…

Cyberstalking in this day and age In our world today, technology is getting more and more advanced from various pieces of equipment like newer computers with hundreds of new functions to faster ways of communicating to other people like the internet. However this newer and more advanced technology comes with a price. One of these disadvantages that come with these advances is cyberstalking. According to about.com “Cyberstalking is a technologically-based ‘attack’ on one person who has been…

been the main target for many years more than men were in a domestic violence. According to the “Get the Facts and Figures” article, on average, there are nearly 15% of women and 4% of men in the US who have experienced rape, physical violence, and stalking by their intimate partner in their lifetime (Hotline). There are about 12 million people who get affected by intimate partner violence each year. Looking at this statistics, we can definitely say that how women were being affected more by…

Therefore, the person is giving others permission to look at that public information. Participants thought that creeping is unlike stalking because it is not an aggressive act or unwanted conduct, however, they could see how it could rise to the stalking level. It appears that some of the behaviors that are performed during creeping sessions would not be acceptable in person, yet society does not recognize this because they are constantly receiving…

Sexual Assaults on College Campuses Sexual assault refers to sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the consent of the victim. Examples of this type of behavior include rape, forcing one to perform sexual actions, unwanted sexual touching, or even verbal threats. Today, sexual assault is continuing to grow as an epidemic on college campuses and many students lack the knowledge and awareness of this problem. Almost 100 colleges and universities reported at least 10 cases of rape on…

relationships, better jobs opportunity, and can help people with their fear of social anxiety. But when they're is a positive side of things there is a negative side of things. With social media there is a lot of negative. The negative of social media are stalking, bulling, people uncomfortable with their bodies. The purpose of this is to essay to the show of how big of a negative impact social media have people and to persuade an audience on the danger of social media. The first source I will…

Predatory stalkers are one of the more sinister types as their stalking has the duel purpose of gaining power and control over the victim but can be seen also as a precursor to more insidious actions such as rape or sexual assault. While this stalker can target either people they are familiar with or complete strangers their motivations are always sexual gratification, with many victims reported instances of being watched by the stalker, receiving explicit phone calls, exhibitionism, fetishism,…