- Presented by Jennifer Landhuis, Director, Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC), an AEquitas initiative
- December 14, 2021 (1:00 p.m. ET)
December 15, 2021
Stalking Violence: What Civil Attorneys Need to Know
As a civil litigator, you frequently see stalking violence appear in your cases. It is vitally important to your case outcomes that you appropriately contextualize stalking violence for courts. Stalking is a prevalent, dangerous, and often misunderstood crime. This session explores the dynamics of stalking by discussing common tactics used by perpetrators, stalking’s co-occurrence with domestic violence and other crimes, and the use of risk assessments in stalking cases to enhance victim safety.
This project was supported by Grant No. 2018-TA-AX-K006 and awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this program are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.