Source(s)

Stalking Victimization in the United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics. August 7, 2009.

Definitions

Stalking is defined as a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear. The Supplemental Victimization Survey
(SVS) identified seven types of harassing or unwanted behaviors consistent with a course of conduct experienced by stalking victims. The survey classified individuals
as stalking victims if they responded that they experienced at least one of these behaviors on at least two separate occasions. In addition, the individuals must
have feared for their safety or that of a family member as a result of the course of conduct, or have experienced additional threatening behaviors that would cause
a reasonable person to feel fear. The SVS measured the following stalking behaviors: making unwanted phone calls; sending unsolicited or unwanted letters or e-mails;
following or spying on the victim; showing up at places without a legitimate reason; waiting at places for the victim; leaving unwanted items, presents, or flowers;
posting information or spreading rumors about the victim on the internet, in a public place, or by word of mouth.

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