Posted on March 16, 2008 by Lara
Stalking Isn’t Like Other Crimes
See this previous post on stalking, with a definition and basic info about stalking. Today’s post will provide you with a safety plan and tell you what to do in a stalking emergency.
Stalking is a major issue for both sexes. Unlike rape, where the victim ratio is heavily skewed toward [...]
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Posted on February 5, 2008 by Lara
NEW RESOURCE FOR WASHINGTON STATE…
Through a new TV commercial I just became aware of a Washington State service called the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP). If you’re fleeing from domestic abuse, stalking, or a sexual assault, you may be able to access this program to keep your new address and contact information strictly confidential.
There are certain [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2007 by Lara
Definition of Stalking
Stalking: An intrusive (not necessarily overt) pattern of surveillance directed at a specific person that causes a reasonable person to be unnerved or afraid for her/his safety.
Some one in 12 women is stalked in her lifetime, and over 75 percent of women murdered by a husband or boyfriend were stalked by them first. [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2007 by Lara
I’m adding stalking and sexual harassment resources to the sexual assault resources already on this blog. Here are great websites for victims of stalking and violent crime:
To start, visit the National Center for Victims of Crime. Then navigate to the Stalking Resource Center page. There you’ll find statistics on stalking, statistics from college campuses, a [...]
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Posted on August 26, 2007 by Lara
[Originally posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 4:46 PM PDT]
Check out this source document from the U.S. Department of Justice for an excellent study on rape on college campuses. It was put out jointly through the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Particularly, check out:
the intro on page 5 [...]
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