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A stalking primer for law enforcement: Stalking is one of the top ten risk factors for intimate partner homicide, with a three-fold increase in risk when present. A woman being stalked is at a measurably increased risk of being murdered than a woman in the general population. In one study of a city ...

RCW 7.105.450 (2) states: A law enforcement officer shall arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person whom the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe has violated a domestic violence protection order, a sexual assault protection order, a stalking protection order, or a vul...

Stalking awareness is trending––though notably the Methow Valley News has yet to print a peep about it. Senator Short just received unanimous Senate approval for Resolution 8660 officially recognizing the plight of victims of the crime of stalking. In her comments on the Senate floor she stated: "St...

On Friday 19 January 2024, the Washington State Legislature approved a bi-partisan resolution officially recognizing January as Stalking Awareness Month. On the same day, the Town of Winthrop adopted similar language to, likewise, recognize January as Stalking Awareness Month in a Proclamation, file...

Explicit and detailed threats increase the risk of violence and harm. Stalking victims are often threatened both during and after the relationship. 76% of women who experienced threats with a firearm from an abusive partner were also stalked by that partner. 82% of IP stalking victims with gun-ownin...

Thank you, Emily. According to the CDC, stalking is a public health problem that affects millions of people in the United States. Stalking involves a perpetrator’s use of a pattern of harassing or threatening tactics that are both unwanted and cause fear or safety concerns in a victim. Stalking is l...

Based on research done by the American Journal of Psychology, these are the typical psychological profiles of a stalker: REJECTED STALKER Some stalkers have been rejected by a person they wanted a relationship with, or have just experienced a breakup. The stalker may be looking for a way to salvage ...

The onus ought not be on the women, the girls, and the victims. Okanogan County Sheriff's Office, where are you on this case of stalking? Marty, if you're not getting the response your daughter deserves from the OCSO, I suggest you contact the Criminal Justice Training Commission and file a complain...

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) reports that about 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men have been stalked at some point in their lives. According to the NCADV, 76% of women murdered by an intimate partner were stalked first, while 85% of women who survived murder attempts wer...