Stalking is a crime. It is an offence under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007.
(1) A person who stalks or intimidates another person with theintention of causing the other person to fear personal injury is liableto imprisonment for 5 years, or to a fine of 50 penalty units, or both.
In the ACT it is an offence to stalk someone with the intent to cause apprehension or fear of harm, to stalk someone with the intent to actually cause harm, or to stalk someone with the intent to harass them.
In a domestic violence case, the criminal offense of stalking is a serious issue. California has some of the toughest and most comprehensive laws in the United States.
Harassment includes acts such as offensive jokes and gestures, unwelcome behaviour, or acts via electronic communication such as sending explicit or sexually suggestive emails or text messages. The Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) and Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) contain harassment laws NSW.
Threats, abuse and harassment can be a criminal offence—but you may not be able to take legal action unless the harassment is enough to get a domestic violence order, or is considered sexual harassment or stalking.
Harassment includes any unwelcome behaviour that offends, humiliates or intimidates a person. Generally, unlawful harassment occurs when someone is subjected to prohibited behaviour under anti-discrimination legislation.
An estimated 1.6 million women and an estimated 663,800 men in Australia have experienced stalking during their lifetime (ABS, 2013).
Simple Obsessional: This is the most common type of stalker. The stalker is usually a male and the focus of the stalking is an ex-wife, ex-lover or former boss.
The majority of stalking victims are women and most stalkers are men, but men can be victims, too. Three out of four stalking victims were stalked by someone they know; of these, 45 percent of stalkers were acquaintances of the victim and 30 percent were intimate partners.
Criminal law distinguishes four types of stalking, for each of them imprisonment up to one year can be imposed: a) trying to come close to the victim, b) contacting the victim by repeated letters, phone calls, emails, or SMS, c) ordering goods or services for the victim using her/his personal data and d) make other ...
Stalking is unwanted and/or repeated surveillance by an individual or group toward another person. Stalking behaviors are interrelated to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person or monitoring them.
What is stalking? Stalking is harassment of a partner through intense and unwanted monitoring of the partner's activities in a way that emotionally haunts the victim. Stalking of an intimate partner can take place during the relationship, or after a partner or spouse has left the relationship.
Under Section 13 of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007, any person who stalks or intimidates another with the intention of causing fear of physical or mental harm knowing the conduct is likely to cause fear will be punished for up to 5 years' imprisonment and/or 50 penalty units.
All Australian jurisdictions have laws dealing with cyberstalking. If you are in Australia and in immediate danger call the police on Triple Zero (000).
Sending unwanted, frightening, or obscene emails, or text messages. Harassing or threatening you on social media. Tracking your computer and internet use. Using technology such as GPS to track where you are.
Mental health conditions often appear in those who become stalkers—research suggests that half of one sample of stalkers had a disorder such as antisocial personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder or borderline personality disorder. Borderline is particularly prominent in women stalkers.
Using this typology, stalkers can be classified as a former sexual intimate (ex-intimate), an acquaintance (including friends and family members), or a stranger (either public figure or private stranger) (see Mohandie, Meloy, Green-McGowan, & Williams (2006). Journal of Forensic Sciences 51, 147–155).
Examples of Stalking Behavior:
Approaching or confronting someone in a public place or on private property. Appearing at one's workplace, home, or school. Entering onto property someone owns, leases, or occupies. Contacting someone by phone, postal mail, email, text, social networking sites, etc.
The reality is that stalking is much more common than we think, and can last for years. The average stalking case lasts 15 months, and most people know their stalker.
Among G20 nations, Australia ranks eighth for rates of domestic violence against women, according to the OECD, although data for five countries was not available.
Under Section 13 of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007, any person who stalks or intimidates another with the intention of causing fear of physical or mental harm knowing the conduct is likely to cause fear will be punished for up to 5 years' imprisonment and/or 50 penalty units.
A person who is prosecuted for harassment can face up to two years imprisonment. Plaintiffs can also apply to a court for a civil restraining order to prevent conduct amounting to harassment, breach of which will lead to penalties.
Psychological harassment is a form of vexatious behaviour that involves repeated hostile and unwanted words, behaviour, or actions that are painful, hurtful, annoying, humiliating or insulting.