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For Practitioners Information and resources for victim services providers, criminal justice professionals, and other community stakeholders SRC Lists Videos General Information & Resources Resouces for Victim Service Providers Resources for Criminal Justice Professionals Training Opportunities
SRC Lists SRC Lists are e-mail discussion lists hosted by the Stalking Resource Center. Separate Lists are available for: Law Enforcement (including community corrections) Prosecutors Victim Service Providers (including community- and system-based advocates)
These closed, profession-specific lists will provide an opportunity to: Share experiences, successes, and challenges in addressing stalking in communities across the United States; Identify best practices when addressing stalking; Solicit peer assistance with challenging stalking cases; and Exchange information resources.
Click here for more information and to submit a request to join one of the SRC Lists. SRC Lists Members Corner
Videos Connecting the Dots: Recognizing and Responding to Stalking Roll Call/In-Service Training Video for Law Enforcement The Stalking Resource Center produced this video to enhance the ability of law enforcement first responders to recognize and effectively respond to stalking. The video is designed so that it can either be shown in its entirety or as individual chapters. - Download Discussion Guide - Watch entire video on YouTube - Download Entire Video The Use of Technology to Stalk This 15-minute training video is designed to enhance awareness among professionals working with stalking victims of how stalkers use a vast array of technologies available today. This video is intended for use by those who work directly with victims and offenders, such as prosecution, law enforcement, and victim advocates, and is NOT meant as an awareness building tool, nor is it intended to be shown to the general public. - Request access to the video
Stalking: Real Fear, Real Crime Produced by the Stalking Resource Center and Lifetime Television, this training video for law enforcement was created in response the murder of stalking victim Peggy Klinke by a former partner. - Watch entire video on YouTube
Links in the Chain: Two Communities Respond to Stalking Produced by Academy-award winning documentary filmmakers Citizen Film, Women's Educational Media, and the Stalking Resource Center, this video features two jurisdictions that successfully use multidisciplinary, collaborative responses to stalking: The New York Anti-Stalking Task Force and The Family Violence Center, a unit of the San Jose Police Department. - Watch entire video on YouTube - A copy of this video can also be purchased at the National Center for Victims of Crime Store
General Information & Resources Training The Stalking Resource Center provides training that is victim-centered, research informed, and practice based. Stalking Resource Center staff are available to participate in training events sponsored by practitioners on the local, state, and national level. Click here for more information about our training activities and to learn about upcoming events. Awareness Materials Are you being stalked? (Brochure) ¿Es usted víctima de acecho? Large print version Stalking Fact Sheet Acecho: hoja de informacion More materials
The Use of Technology to Stalk Stalkers often use technology to assist them in stalking their victims. Click here for information about how different technologies can be used to stalk, measures victims can take to keep safe, laws and legal considerations, and resources.
Stalking Response Tips Developed in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, this series presents advocates, criminal justice professionals, and victims with specific tips and information on responding to stalking. Tips for Community Corrections Officers Tips for Judges Tips for Law Enforcement Tips for Prosecutors Tips for Victim Advocates Tips for Victims
Practitioner Perspectives The Practitioner Perspectives series highlights promising responses to stalking across the United States. Christina Gagnier, Without My Consent Victoria Hougham, Director of Victim Services, VictimConnect Resource Center David Adams, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Emerge Monique DiCarlo, University of Iowa Nancy Halverson, Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Jennifer Landhuis, The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Wendy Cohen and Cindy Hora, Illinois Attorney General's Office Teri Faragher, OutrageUs Anna Marcy, Bryan County, Oklahoma Coordinated Community Response Team Deirdri Fishel, Detective, State College Police Department, Victim Centered Intensive Case Management Unit Rachel Solov, Deputy District Attorney, San Diego County District Attorney's Office, Sex Crimes and Stalking Unit Deirdre Keys, Stalking Program Coordinator of the Battered Woman's Legal Advocacy Project.
Other Resources National Stalking Awareness Month National, State, and Tribal Resources
Resources for Victim Services Providers How to Start and Facilitate a Support Group for Victims of Stalking This booklet is a guide for victim service providers, volunteers, and other concerned community members on how to initiate and run a stalking support group in their agency or community. The guide includes information about designing a support group for stalking victims, recommendations for group membership, tips for facilitators, a sample curriculum, and much more. Stalking Incident and Behavior Log (PDF | Word) Victims are encouraged to keep a log of all stalking behaviors including e-mails and phone messages. The log, as well as any gifts or letters the stalker sends the victim, can be collected and used as evidence. The evidence will help prove what has been going on if the victim decides to report the stalking to the police or apply for a protective order. Stalking Safety Plan Guidelines A safety plan is a combination of suggestions, plans, and responses created to help victims reduce their risk of harm. It is a tool designed in response to the victim's specific situation that evaluates what the victim is currently experiencing, incorporates the pattern of previous behavior, and examines options that will positively impact the victim's safety. Address Confidentiality Programs Address Confidentiality Programs were created to protect victims of stalking, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes from offenders who use public records, such as voter or drivers' license registries, to locate them. Stalking: A Handbook for Victims by Emily Spence-Diehl This handbook provides stalking victims with the resources, choice options, safety tips, and stalker information designed to assist victims in regaining control over their lives. Also discussed are the building of criminal and civil cases against the stalker, the use of restraining orders, and victims' rights. Campus Sentinel: a free guide to Campus Safety and Security This free mobile app provides research and compares crime data for over 4,400 schools; allows access to relevant safety resources; gives plans for a safe spring break and travel abroad experience; and sends breaking campus safety and security-related news
Resources for Criminal Justice Professionals Responding to Stalking: A Guide for Community Corrections Developed by the Stalking Resource Center, in partnership with the American Probation and Parole Association, and the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, this guide provides an overview of stalking and suggestions on how to supervise probationers and parolees who engage in stalking behavior. Creating an Effective Stalking Protocol Developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, this publication addresses how law enforcement agencies can implement a Model Stalking Protocol for early intervention, prevention, and proactive problem solving in stalking cases. Summary. Also See: Stalking Problem Oriented Policing Guide Domestic Violence & Stalking in a Digital Age: Information for Community Corrections Agencies and Professionals Excerpted from Perspectives: the Journal of American Probation and Parole Association. This document was produced by the Council of State Governments/American Probation and Parole Association Mobilizing a Community Response to Stalking: The Philadelphia Story Featured in the January 2009 issue of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Police Chief Magazine, "Mobilizing a Community Response to Stalking:The Philadelphia Story," profiles the Philadelphia Police Department's efforts to address stalking. The Stalking Resource Center has worked extensively with the Philadelphia Police Department in the past, and collaborated with Inspector Sonia Velazquez, Former Commanding Officer of the Philadelphia Police Department Victim Services Unit to write this article. Stalking: Effective Strategies for Prosecutors From AEquitas' STRATEGIES in Brief Issue #11 Digital Evidence in the Courtroom: A Guide for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors, NCJ 211314, January 2007, Special Report, National Institute of Justice. Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders, NCJ 219941, April 2008, National Institute of Justice Guide. Also see: Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: An On-the-Scene Reference for First Responders, NCJ 227050, November 2009, National Institute of Justice. Investigations Involving the Internet and Computer Networks, NCJ 210798, January 2007, Special Report, National Institute of Justice. Forensic Examination of Digital Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement, NCJ 199408, April 2004, Special Report, National Institute of Justice.
Other Resources AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence American Probation and Parole Association Association of Threat Assessment Professionals EMERGE, Inc. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center International Association of Chiefs of Police National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women National Sheriffs' Association