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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 414 

Designating January 2008 as ‘‘National Stalking Awareness Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 19 (legislative day, DECEMBER 18), 2007 

Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Ms. COLLINS) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating January 2008 as ‘‘National Stalking Awareness 

Month’’. 

Whereas an estimated 1,006,970 women and 370,990 men 

are stalked annually in the United States and, in the majority of such cases, the person is stalked by someone 

who is not a stranger; 

Whereas 81 percent of women who are stalked by an intimate 

partner are also physically assaulted by that partner, and 

76 percent of women who are killed by an intimate partner were also stalked by that partner; 

Whereas 74.2 percent of stalking victims report that being 

stalked interfered with their employment, 26 percent of 

stalking victims lose time from work as a result of their 

victimization, and 7 percent of stalking victims never return to work; 


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Whereas stalking victims are forced to take drastic measures 

to protect themselves, such as relocating, changing their 

addresses, changing their identities, changing jobs, and 

obtaining protection orders; 

Whereas stalking is a crime that cuts across race, culture, 

gender, age, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, and economic status; 

Whereas stalking is a crime under Federal law and under the 

laws of all 50 States and the District of Columbia; 

Whereas rapid advancements in technology have made 

cybersurveillance the new frontier in stalking; 

Whereas national organizations, local victim service organizations, prosecutors’ offices, and police departments stand 

ready to assist stalking victims and work diligently to 

craft competent, thorough, and innovative responses to 

stalking; and 

Whereas there is a need to enhance the criminal justice system’s response to stalking and stalking victims, including 

through aggressive investigation and prosecution: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate designates January 2008 as 

3 ‘‘National Stalking Awareness Month’’; 

4 (2) it is the sense of the Senate that— 

5 (A) National Stalking Awareness Month 

6 provides an opportunity to educate the people of 

7 the United States about stalking; 

8 (B) the people of the United States should 

9 applaud the efforts of the many victim service 


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1 providers, police, prosecutors, national and com2 munity organizations, and private sector sup3 porters for their efforts in promoting awareness 

4 of stalking; and 

5 (C) policymakers, criminal justice officials, 

6 victim service and human service agencies, non7 profit organizations, and others should recog8 nize the need to increase awareness of stalking 

9 and the availability of services for stalking vic10 tims; and 

11 (3) the Senate urges national and community 

12 organizations, businesses in the private sector, and 

13 the media to promote awareness of the crime of 

14 stalking through observation of National Stalking 

15 Awareness Month. 

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