跟踪受害
- 3.4 million people over the age of 18 are stalked each year in the 美国.*
- 61% of female victims 和 44% of male victims of stalking are stalked by a current or former intimate partner.*
- 25% of female victims 和 32% of male victims are stalked by an acquaintance.*
- 网易彩票app half of all victims of stalking indicated that they were stalked before the age of 25.*
- Common examples of stalking tactics include:*
- approaching the victim or showing up in places when the victim didn’t want them to be there
- making unwanted telephone calls; leaving the victim unwanted messages (text or voice)
- watching or following the victim from a distance
- spying on the victim with a listening device, camera, or global positioning system
- 46% of stalking victims experience at least one unwanted contact per week.**
- 11% of stalking victims have been stalked for 5 years or more.**
*马修·J. 养殖等., “Prevalence 和 Characteristics of Sexual Violence, 跟踪, 和 亲密伴侣暴力 Victimization - National Intimate Partner 和 Sexual Violence Survey, 美国, 2011”, 中心 for Disease Control 和 Prevention Morbidity 和 Morality Weekly Report, 卷. 63, No. 8 (2014)
**Katrina Baum等人., “跟踪 Victimization in the 美国,”(华盛顿, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2009).
跟踪对受害者的影响
- 46% of stalking victims fear not knowing what will happen next.*
- 29% of stalking victims fear the stalking will never stop.*
- 1 in 8 employed stalking victims lose time from work as a result of their victimization 和 more than half lose 5 days of work or more.*
- 1 in 7 stalking victims move as a result of their victimization.*
- 焦虑的普遍程度, 失眠, 社会功能障碍, 和 severe depression is much higher among stalking victims than the general population, especially if the stalking involves being followed or having one's property destroyed.**
*Katrina Baum等人., “跟踪 Victimization in the 美国,”(华盛顿, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2009).
**Eric blauw等人., “The Toll of 跟踪,” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17, no. 1 (2002):50-63.
跟踪 和 intimate partner femicide
- 76% of intimate partner femicide victims have been stalked by their intimate partner.*
- 67% had been physically abused by their intimate partner.*
- 89% of femicide victims who had been physically assaulted had also been stalked in the 12 months before their murder.*
- 79% of abused femicide victims reported being stalked during the same period that they were abused.*
- 54% of femicide victims reported stalking to police before they were killed by their stalkers. *
*Judith McFarlane等人., “跟踪 和 Intimate Partner Femicide,” Homicide Studies 3, no. 4 (1999).
开源软件可以提供帮助
If you’re not sure if what you or a friend are dealing with constitutes stalking, you can make an appointment with OSS. OSS special investigators can assist with:
- A consultation to assist in determining if someone is being harassed or stalked
- 制定安全计划
- Providing information about resources both on 和 off campus
- A consultation to assist in determining if a relationship is abusive
- A consultation to help someone decide if they want to remain in a relationship 和, 如果不是, how to leave the relationship safely
- Connect a person with law enforcement if making a report
- Assist someone to obtain a protection order
If you would like to learn more about resources 和 support, please contact Cheryl Michaels, associate director of safety 和 security (michac@zhongdeshangqiao.net). For additional resources to help promote National 跟踪意识 Month, please visit stalkingawarenessmonth.org 和 www.ovw.usdoj.政府.