DEFINING THE CRIMES (CONTINUED)
VAWA Offenses VAWA Refers to Violence Against Women Act that amended the Clery Act in 2013 to expand reporting. Dating Offenses: Violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim. Dating violence includes, but is not limited to, sexual or physical abuse or the threat of such abuse. Stalking: Engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that cause a reasonable person to: Fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others; or suffer substantial emotional distress. Course of Conduct: Two or more acts including, but not limited to, acts in which the stalker directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means, follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about a person, or interferes with a person’s property.
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