The two types of stalking that are most prevelant on a college campus are:
Simple Obsessional Stalker
- Victim and stalker have some prior knowledge of one another, such as intimate relationship (e.g., ex-husband/wife, ex-dating partners) or non-intimate relationship (e.g., co-workers, classmates, neighbors, roommates, therapist-patient)
- Stalker may have some type of Personality disorder
- Stalker may suffer from low self-esteem and feelings of powerlessness
- Stalker will control or coerce victim back into relationship or seek revenge for perceived wrong
Domestic Violence Related Stalking
- Most common and most dangerous type of stalking
- Domestic violence victims run a 75% higher risk of be murdered by their partners
- Highest risk to domestic violence victim is when she leaves her abusive partner; stalking often begins or escalates at this point
(Information adapted from the Stalking Resource Center)
