Stalking and Cyberstalking

According to the Stalking Resource Center (SRC), “While legal definitions of stalking vary from one jurisdiction to another, a good working definition of stalking is a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear. Stalking is serious, often violent, and can escalate over time.”

Model Campus Stalking Policy, a collaborative report from SRC (a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime) and the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, characterizes stalking behaviors as “persistent and frequent unwanted in-person contact, surveillance, and unwanted telephone and other electronic contact.” The various technological means to stalk include use of the Internet, e-mail, or social networking sites to gather information, harass, and intimidate; use of cell phones and landline phones; text messaging; global positioning systems (GPS) to track a person’s whereabouts; or placing spyware on a victim’s computer.

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