Stalking
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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]
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