What elements are included in many state definitions of the crime of stalking?

What will be an ideal response?


Legal definitions of stalking vary widely from state to state, but the term generally refers to harassing or threatening behavior that a person engages in repeatedly, such as following a person, appearing at a person’s home or place of business, making harassing telephone calls, leaving written messages or objects, or vandalizing a person’s property.

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The __________________ was proposed in Congress and this would have granted illegal immigrants who were already in the country a means to stay and obtain citizenship status

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Rudy rarely cries when his mother leaves the room and shows no reaction when his mother picks him u

A) avoidant B) secure C) ambivalent D) enmeshed

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______ are used to assist judges in making sentencing recommendations.

a. Presentence investigation reports b. Sentencing files c. Investigation reports d. Judges’ reports

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According to your text, which of the following arguments were used to deny women the right to work in law?

A. Women lacked intelligence. B. Women would be biased against men. C. Women would be too political. D. Women would be more likely to be judicial activists.

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