TYPES
OF RAPE
STALKING:
Stalking is a form of violence that may lead to physical injury or homicide
and may have disabling social and psychological consequences. Louisiana
defines stalking as the willful, malicious, and repeated following or
harassing of another person with the intent to place that person in fear
of death or serious bodily injury.
Information is limited on the prevalence of stalking and its impact on the victim. To gather population-based surveillance data on stalking and other forms of interpersonal violence, the Louisiana Office of Public Health conducted a random-digit-dialed telephone survey among residents regarding experiences and perceptions related to safety and violence.
This report summarizes the results of the survey, which indicate that
15% of the women surveyed reported being stalked during their lifetime.
HTML version - http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview
/mmwrhtml/mm4929a1.htm
PDF version - ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications
/mmwr/wk/mm4929.pdf
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