Many people know the characteristics of a stalker, but a lot of people don't know how to deal with a stalker. Some of the solutions for a stalking situation not to become fatal are to know the facts about stalking; they can be helpful. You should also know the profile of a stalker. The last thing you need to do is take proper precautions when dealing with a stalker.
Every year 1.4 Americans are stalked. Eight percent of women and two percent of men have been stalked at some point in their lives. Most of the cases lasted less then one year, but some of them continued beyond five years. For female victims, twenty-one percent of stalkers were strangers. Eighty-seven percent of the stalkers are males. The victims range between the ages of 18 and 29. 45% of the victims were threatened. 75% percent of the victims were followed. Only half of stalking victims file police reports. And 25% percent of the victims obtained restraining orders, but the stalker violated 80% percent of these. Only 24% of female victims prosecute and only 54% of the stalkers are convicted. All of the facts used were from the victim advocacy center website.
The profile of a stalker is very important to know in case you"re ever in a stalking situation. Sometimes the stalker is a prior intimate partner; yet often they only desire a relationship with the victim who was an acquaintance, co-worker etc. The stalker often fantasizes about their victims. The fantasies can be love oriented or angry and vengeful.
Many stalkers have failed relationships and have difficulty communicating directly with people. They fear rejection. Many stalkers are very intelligent and have no trouble of staying away from the law. Most stalkers are motivated by a belief that their victim is the only one they will ever "love," or desire of revenge for someone that has wronged them.
Being stalked is not the victim's fault, but there are many things a victim can do to make the situation worse.
STALKING Prior to 1990 there was no penal code to define stalking. ... Section 14036 requires judges to review a stalker's criminal history prior to the issuance of civil court orders in stalking cases. ... To help prevent stalking occurrences the current laws must be revised. ... This would deter more people from stalking others. ... However the fine for stalking is about $1,500.00 less. ...
Anyone can be a stalker. ... In most cases the stalker is a man, yet women do stalk men also. ... Also, to the surprise of most of us, stalkers do sometimes stalk the same sex. ... Many are the result of stalking. ... Stalking in the Workplace ...
The Stalking of Celebrities Stalking remains Hollywood's recurrent celebrity nightmare.1 Never before have we been able to know as much about a star as we do about a close pal. ... They will always live in fear of them being a victim of a stalker. ... The Senate is taking important steps to protect the interests of stalking victims, but the laws are still too soft on stalkers. Under both the 1994 and current laws, stalking is only a misdemeanor offense, unless there is a previous stalking conviction. ... Rather than constantly reforming laws to be stalker-friendly, the focus should ce...
Profile of a cyber stalker: The anonymity of the Internet is enticing to the cyber-stalker. ... Cyber stalking can range from harassing e-mails, to sending viruses, to hacking for personal information, to identity theft, to physical stalking, to violence. 8.1 percent of women surveyed and 2.2 percent of men surveyed say they have been the victim of cyber-stalking. ... According to Working To Halt Online Abuse, an organization designed to identify, prevent, and stop online stalking, about 20% of Internet stalking crosses over into real-life stalking. ... Victims of a cyber stalker ofte...
Therefore, it is possible to obtain a pure population of cells that have not yet synthesized stalks enabling the study of stalk formation as well as mechanisms of stalk-protein localization. ... I will use these 3 stalk proteins (CC0498, CC1953, and CC3022) to probe the mechanisms of stalk localization in C. crescentus. Very little is known about these 3 stalk proteins. ... Using an in vivo pulse-chase type of experiment, I will test whether stalk proteins are delivered directly to the stalk. ... If the green fluorescence is initially diffuse and later localizes to the stalk, I will con...
My paper will examine the wider phenomenon of stalking, cover issues relating to legal and behavioral classifications, and to examine the incidence and prevalence of stalking. ... What is Cyber Stalking? The termcyber stalking? ... While the differences between the two forms of stalking must be acknowledged, it is most important to acknowledge that cyber stalking is fundamentally an extension of the physical act. ... Irrespective of the jurisdiction, there are several key criteria for conduct to be considered stalking. ...
Lestat is the main character in this story and he is a very pale skinny vampire, in the begining of the story he is stalking a very powerful cocain dealer/art collecter(roger), he has been stalking him for 6 months, at the time he is stalking him someone or something is stalking lestat(memnoch the devil) In the beginning of the book, Lestat, is a very smart vampire referred to as "Brat Prince" he stalks a wealthy art collector. ... Lestat observes his own actions and concludes that he himself is sick and evil as well, due to his obsessive stalking. ... Throughout his stalking of Roger, Lest...
., violence) influenced by these games (Stalking). ... Maharaj) and evidence suggests that the majority of cyber-stalkers are men. The Internet makes stalking, or "cyber-stalking," much easier for the perpetrator than off-line stalking. The anonymity of e-mail and chat rooms cloak stalkers well, and stalkers can easily access private information about their victims via the Internet. ... In a national survey of college women during the 1996-97 academic year, 13% were stalked and 25% of those incidences reportedly involved cyber-stalking (Slavin, T.). ...