Aily Shimizu’s view on stalking specifically revolved around cyberstalking in her work of Recent Developments Domestic Violence in the Digital Age: Towards the Creation of a Comprehensive Cyberstalking Statute. She describes how much more dangerous for stalking has gotten to because of the digital technologies everyone has now. “Indeed, the Internet has provided a new vehicle by which individuals can commit the traditional act of stalking” (117). Due to the emphasis Shimizu set on the word ‘tradition’, it meant that it is more dangerous now than before because of the extreme reliance of technologies and being able to use it as an advantage of easy access, predators have found ways to prey on those who frequent social media sites.…
According to Buchbinder & Shanks 2012, I Love You… Forever case study, an assault transpired at the clinic, it involved an employee, Nurse Practitioner (NP) Nancy Masters, and intimate partner Joe, who later began stalking her. The author wrote that violence and death are a derivative of stalking. The case study focused on addressing the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) in workplace and the employers’ response to an occurrence.…
Stalking victims are encouraged to report the actions of the stalker immediately, and to keep a detailed journal of the stalker’s actions. The criminal justice system is encouraged to learn to distinguish between the types of stalkers in an effort to effectively stop them before they cause irreparable harm to their victims. As mental health and forensic experts continue to study the phenomenon of stalking, we will begin to get a better picture of just what prompts stalkers to engage…
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, and voyeurism (Sapac, 2015). While these types of stalkers generally stalk for shorter period than others they also have a high probability of becoming violent with their target the longer the stalking goes on for. An intimacy seeker has the desire…
Per the United States Department of Justice, “Stalking is a pattern of repeated and unwanted attention, harassment, contact, or any other course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear. Stalking can include: Repeated, unwanted, intrusive, and frightening communications from the perpetrator by phone, mail, and/or email. Repeatedly leaving or sending victim unwanted items, presents, or flowers. Following or lying in wait for the victim at places such as home, school, work, or recreation place.…
Information has been gathered from the National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative website. The National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative provides technical assistance force death review Teams both in the United States and internationally. They also collect reports for several municipalities. Santa Clara County’s Domestic Violence Death Review Team providers their annual reports to be posted on the website. These reports are the primary source of the statistical data for Santa Clara County used in this study.…
1) What is a Restraining Order? A Restraining Order is a court ordered mandate protecting you from the individual that has abused or harassed you. A restraining order can be very beneficial if it is followed properly by the petitioner because ultimately it depends on you if you want full protection. The party served with this order must comply, and if there is sufficient evidence to prove the party is not complying they have committed a breach and can face criminal or civil penalties.…
All types of stalking have a little different meaning to them and all have different forms as the way the stalkers approach them. Many stalkers suffer from many psychological problems that…
They are considered a threat because they now look suspicious of hiding personal information all because they do not want the government knowing every single aspect of their life. The legal definition of stalking according to the “State Stalking Laws,” is the willful, malicious, and repeated following or harassing of another person, with the intent to place that person in fear of death or serious bodily injury. However, stalking is not always when there is a fear for one’s life. If somebody constantly watches another person and makes them feel so uncomfortable to the point where they fear for their life, then it is considered stalking. This is quite humorous, considering that the government places its citizens under a constant watch list.…
The Tennessee statute for stalking is a very detailed piece of legislation. Tennessee Code Annotated 39-17-315 begins with definitions for terms that will be introduced in the statue that will need to be clearly understood. The code also aggravated stalking and especially aggravated stalking. The statue on stalking in Tennessee is as follows. It defines the course of conduct as a pattern of conduct this composed of a series of two or more separate noncontinuous acts with evidence of a continuing purpose.…
Stalking is a form of repeated victimizing behavior constituting a pattern or series of incidents rather than a single criminal act. Stalking often manifests as a series of events that may not seem significant if viewed individually but create a sense of constant anxiety for the victim when considered as a whole. This constant victimization is a process of traumatization similar to that experienced by victims of domestic and dating violence.…
The legal construct of stalking has been a point of academic and societal controversy in part because what is considered illegal stalking behavior, such as persistent attempts at communication and expressions of desire or commitment, is often difficult to distinguish from normal courtship processes (Anderson, 2009; Cupach & Spitzberg, 2005, Dunn, 2002; Emerson, Ferris, &Gardner, 1998). It is likely that human societies have always experienced forms of stalking(Dan & Kornreich, 2000; Finch, 2001; Kamir, 2001). Such overlaps between the cultural constructions of courtship and the prohibitions of threatening and harassing activities represent a problematic intersection. There has been reluctance on the part of the criminal justice system to view stalking as a serious issue (Kim & Spitzberg, 2012; Spitzberg, 2002a); and when the system does confront it, efforts seem “more focused on physical rather than psychological harm, thus leading to the minimization of the terror that stalking causes as well as stalking as a crime” (Logan & Walker, 2010, p.…
Technology-Assisted Abuse Stalking has been a controversial issue due to that the majority of the behaviors did not cause physical harm to the victim. It was not until recent years, after several high profile stalking cases, that laws regarding stalking come into existence. The growth of technology and social media as given perpetrators greater access to their victims. While digital technology and social media can be useful, even to the victims that have suffered abuse, perpetrators can also use the technology against their victims to stalk, harass or even bully, with an access to their victims that traditional stalking never provided. Technology-assisted abuse is the use of technology by perpetrators to intimidate and torment their victims.…
Cyber stalking and stalking can be similar in some way. They are similar in that these crimes include some acts as a pattern of harassing or threatening behavior. A lack of public acceptance on what constitutes stalking on the Internet and the overall dangerousness of the behavior is more likely to be explained by the perception of the…
Domestic Violence (Why is Domestic Violence tolerated by females within the Hispanic/Latino/ and Chicano household?) 28 year old, Francisco, grew up in an unexpected life of violence. As he grew up and matured with the help of a single mother, two brothers and a sister, he soon began to understand everything had to be done by his own hands. No attention from either of his family members caused depression and interest in danger and pain. Roaming around the streets of Los Angeles and later moving to Pomona he met quite a large amount of people.…