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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In order to detain a suspect and take him to the police station for interrogation, the police must have:

a. probable cause for an arrest. c. both a and b. b. a suspect who comes voluntarily . d. either a or b.

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A nuclear attack by a non-state actor (terrorist group) is what homeland security and emergency management experts call

a. a low-probability, low-consequence event. b. a low-probability, high-consequence event. c. a high-probability, low-consequence event. d. a high-probability, high-consequence event.

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Originating in the seventeenth century, this is the largest Protestant organization in Northern Ireland and regards itself as defending civil and religious liberties of Protestants and seeks to uphold the rule and ascendancy of a Protestant monarch in the United Kingdom

a. Black and Tans b. Sinn Fein c. Red Hand d. Orange Order

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_____________ is the intent to engage in a prohibited act but not necessarily to cause the harmful results that occur from that act

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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