Stalking and Domestic Violence the Third Annual Report to Congress under the Violence against Women Act

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Excerpt: The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), represents a giant step forward in our country’s response to violence against women, including domestic violence and stalking. This legislation has transformed the criminal justice system’s efforts to address this serious problem, making it a systemwide institutional priority. In unprecedented numbers, police officers, prosecutors, victim advocates, and members of the judiciary are collaborating to leverage the coercive power of the criminal justice system to ensure victim safety and to hold offenders accountable. To help support their efforts, we at the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP) are providing the tools and resources to develop and implement service programs, and to fund basic research to expand our knowledge and understanding of stalking and domestic violence.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ............................................................................................................................ i FOREWORD..................................................................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 Background .................................................................................................................. 1 Scope of the Report ...................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 1: STALKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN AMERICA.......................... 5 What Is Stalking? ......................................................................................................... 5 How Much Stalking Is There? ..................................................................................... 6 Comparison with Previous Stalking Estimates ............................................................ 7 Stalking Risk for Racial and Ethnic Minorities ........................................................... 8 Who Stalks Whom?.................................................................................................... 10 How Do Stalkers Harass and Terrorize? .................................................................... 12 How Often Do Stalkers Threaten Overtly? ................................................................ 12 Why Stalkers Stalk Their Victims .............................................................................. 14 Relationship between Stalking and Other Forms of Violence ................................... 14 How Often Is Stalking Reported to Police? ............................................................... 15 How Often Are Stalkers Criminally Prosecuted?....................................................... 18 Obtaining Protective or Restraining Orders Against Stalkers .................................... 18 What Are the Psychological and Social Consequences of Stalking? ......................... 18 When and Why Does Stalking Stop? ......................................................................... 21 Conclusion ................................................................................................................. 22 Chapter 2: FEDERAL AND STATE ANTISTALKING LEGISLATION....................... 23 Federal Antistalking Legislation ................................................................................ 23 State-by-State Analysis of Antistalking Statutes ........................................................ 24 Comparison of State Stalking Statutes to the NIJ Model Antistalking Law .............. 26 Civil Law Injunctions and Penalties .......................................................................... 34 New Challenges to State Antistalking Laws .............................................................. 35 Conclusion ................................................................................................................. 36

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