|More Like This| "Stalking" is defined as repeated and
persistent unwanted communications and/or approaches that
produce fear in the victim. The stalker may use such means as
telephone calls, letters, e-mail, graffiti and placing notices
in the media. A stalker may approach or follow the victim, or
keep their residence under surveillance. Stalking is often
associated with other forms of harassment, such as ordering
goods on the victim's behalf, sending unsolicited materials and
initiating spurious legal actions (Mullen et al., 1999).
Stalking intrudes on the victim's privacy and evokes a fear of
violence. Such fears are justified, as threats, property damage
and assault occur all too frequently in association with
stalking. Community surveys suggest that each year between 1%
and 2% of women and 0.25% to 0.5% of men are stalked (Australian
Bureau of Statistics, 1996; Tjaden and Thoennes, 1998). Although
these behaviors have been documented for centuries, stalking has
been recognized as a social problem only du