Personal details include their date of birth, marital status, home address, email address, telephone number (landline and mobile), where they work, or which school, college or university they go to and personal information on their family and friends and any other sensitive and confidential information (e.g. looking for their details on computers, electoral rolls, personal files and other material with the person's personal details without their consent. Stalking can also include seeking and obtaining the person's personal information in order to contact them e.g.

Stalkers will often denigrate their victims which reduces the victims to. contacting family members, friends, or associates inappropriately Most cases of stalking never escalate to extreme levels of violence or harassment.Though some stalkers believe their intentions are innocent, their. observing a person's actions closely for an extended period of time Stalking is the act of repeatedly following, observing, or initiating contact with a person who has not consented to the behavior.

unwanted contact (by letter or other means of communication) Most people assume that stalkers are strangers, creeping in our bushes, but actually most people are stalked by someone they know. Domestic Violence Assault Menacing by Stalking Aggravated Menacing/Menacing Child Endangering Violation of a Protection Order Intimidation of a Crime.

Statutes vary between jurisdiction but may include such acts as: This study demonstrated that stalking recidivism and stalking-related violence can be reduced through effective intervention. Stalking (from Middle English stalk: from Old English bestealcian akin to Old English stelan to steal) is a legal term for a pattern of offensive behavior involving repeated harassment or other forms of invasion of a person's privacy in a manner that causes fear to its target.

Treatment programs for stalkers