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Stalking: Women
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Stalking by intimates is more prevalent than previously thought. 5% of women and 0.6% of men reported being stalked by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner or date at some time in their lifetime.
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Women with false stalking syndrome will go to the police, ministers, friends and others to gain support, friendship and escape from problems in their life. It has not been established whether or not men have this syndrome. Women with this condition are typically dramatic, sexually provocative, live chaotic lives, suffer repeated relationship failures, have financial problems and have very dysfunctional histories usually involving drug or alcohol use. They ... have histories of being stalked or know people who have been stalked. Any person who repeatedly places their self in proximity of a person they claim is stalking them is likely to suffer from false stalking syndrome or may be involved in false crime reporting.
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Strangers are the perpetrators in 23% of female stalking incidences. Current or former husbands are the perpetrators 38% of the time' current or former co-habitating partners are the perpetrators 10% of the time; and current or former boyfriends are the perpetrators 14% of the time. (National Institute of Justice 2001. Stalking and Domestic Violence; The Third Report to Congress Under the Violence Against Women Act, Washington, DC; U.S. Department of Justice.)
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In a study of undergraduate women who were survivors of stalking, researchers found an elevated level of stress, depression, and other reactions that mirrored symptoms of post-traumatic stress. (D. Westrup et al., 1999, "The Psychological Impact of Stalking on Female Undergraduates", Journal of Forensic Science, Vol. 44, p. 554-557)
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Less than half of female stalking victims in the NVAW study reported being directly threatened by their stalkers (2). In contrast, 94% of battered women in another study reported being threatened with serious harm by their batterer-stalkers.
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Virtually anyone can be a victim of stalking as it cuts across all demographic boundaries. Some common characteristics of stalking victims include: 78% are women, 74% are between the ages of 18-39, 59% are married and 46% graduated from college.
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