
Profile of a stalker: Young to Middle-aged Above average intelligence 80% of cases are men stalking women |
Common Stalking Behavior:
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Signals that he/she could be a stalker:
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RESPONSE TO STALKING Notify the police that you are being stalked. Stalking can lead to a more violent and dangerous crime and it is essential that you get help.
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| IMPORTANT NUMBERS FOR VICTIMS OF STALKING Houston Police Dept. Sex Crimes 713-308-1180 Emergency Police aid 911 Harris Co. Sheriff's Dept: Domestic Violence Unit (prior relationship) 713-967-5743 Homicide (stranger) 713-967-5810 Victim Assistance Centre 713-755-5625 (24 hours) Stalking should not be a crime that is taken lightly. Follow through with getting the appropriate legal aid and attention. Stalkers are very compulsive; dangerous and criminal behavior may continue unless it is stopped. The victim may also have lingering feelings of insecurity & vulnerability. Therapy can be a useful tool to victims of stalking and stalking- related crimes. |
| TEXAS PENAL CODE Title 9. Offenses Against Public Order and Decency Chapter 42 Disorderly Conduct and related offenses (a) A person commits an offense if the person, on more than one occasion and pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct that is directed specifically at another person, knowingly engages in conduct, including following the other person, that: (1) the actor knows or reasonably believes the other person will regard as threatening: (A) bodily injury or death for the other person; (B) bodily injury or death for a member of the other person's family or household; or (C) that an offense will be committed against the other person's property (2) causes the other person or a member of the other person's family or household to be placed in fear of bodily injury or death or fear that an offense will be committed against the other person's property; and (3) would cause a reasonable person to fear: (A) bodily injury or death to himself or herself; (B) bodily injury or death for a member of the person's family or household; or (C) that an offense will be committed against the person's property (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree, except that the defense is a felony of the second degree if the actor has previously been convicted under this section. (c) In the section, "family", "household", and "member of a household", have the meanings assigned by chapter 71, Family Code. |
| For more information or assiatance, you can contact us "The Victim Assistance Centre" at 713-755-5625 Family Time Foundation also has stalking booklets available apon request: 281-446-2615 |
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