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Stalking is defined as following or loitering near another, often surreptitiously, to annoy or harass that person or to commit a further crime such as assault or battery.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> Several state stalking statutes include offenses such as surveillance, threats, or menacing more generally.<ref>Marjorie A. Caner, Validity, Construction, and Application of Stalking Statutes, American Law Reports (2005)</ref> Overall, there are three elements for a stalking offense: 1) an individual must have intentionally and repeatedly harassed another, 2) there must be a credible threat, and 3) the individual must have intended to place the victim in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury.<ref>Sonja Larsen, Threats to Maim, Wound, or Bodily Harm, Corpus Juris Secundum (2010)</ref> | Stalking is defined as following or loitering near another, often surreptitiously, to annoy or harass that person or to commit a further crime such as assault or battery.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> Several state stalking statutes include offenses such as surveillance, threats, or menacing more generally.<ref>Marjorie A. Caner, Validity, Construction, and Application of Stalking Statutes, American Law Reports (2005)</ref> Overall, there are three elements for a stalking offense: 1) an individual must have intentionally and repeatedly harassed another, 2) there must be a credible threat, and 3) the individual must have intended to place the victim in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury.<ref>Sonja Larsen, Threats to Maim, Wound, or Bodily Harm, Corpus Juris Secundum (2010)</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 19:44, 6 February 2011
Background
Stalking is defined as following or loitering near another, often surreptitiously, to annoy or harass that person or to commit a further crime such as assault or battery.[1] Several state stalking statutes include offenses such as surveillance, threats, or menacing more generally.[2] Overall, there are three elements for a stalking offense: 1) an individual must have intentionally and repeatedly harassed another, 2) there must be a credible threat, and 3) the individual must have intended to place the victim in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury.[3]
See Crimes
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