Stalking is a crime that encompasses a variety of behaviors that
may occur on or off campus or in cyberspace. Stalkers use
different behaviors to establish and/or maintain contact with
victims, to intimidate, and ultimately to try to control the
person who is the target of their behavior. Stalkers may be
current or former partners, classmates, coworkers, friends, or
strangers, and most victims report that they know the stalker.
Stalking may include, but is not limited to, the following types
of behaviors: - repeatedly visiting or "dropping by" uninvited;
- sending anonymous letters or other types of mailings such as
e-mail; - making persistent phone calls with or without leaving
a message; - giving unwanted gifts; - following the victim while
walking, driving or taking the campus bus, to class, or in other
settings; - watching and/or spying on the victim; - writing
threatening comments or graffiti where the victim will see it; -
showing up wherever the victim is, tracking the victim's
schedule. If You Believe