When it comes to stalking behaviors, the most common reaction of the victim is to ignore the stalker’s diabolical behavior in the hopes they go away. Unfortunately, this is an ineffective tactic that only encourages the stalker to increase the boundaries of normal behavior in order to make their targets feel vulnerable. Should you have a problem with a stalker, it is essential that you not engage directly with the individual but avoid all contact; stay alert at all times and be proactive in protecting yourself; enhance your home’s security with updated quality locks, alarm systems, and security systems; let people you trust in your life know of the threat; save all documentation, voicemails, letters, cards, and other related evidence, photograph and document any property damage and call law enforcement immediately, and hire Advanced Private Investigator and Security for services.
Types of Stalkers
Professional experts agree that intervention is optimal and for victims to be aware stalking is a crime and it should be treated as such. If you ever feel in danger, you should always call 911. According to psychological studies and experts, defining a stalker is an individual that obsesses over the victim and engages in unwanted pursuit. There are 4 basic types of stalkers that include:
– Stalker that targets a public figure and has never had any prior relationship with.
– Stalker that targets a private stranger; usually the victim is someone they crossed paths with in some way.
– Stalker that targets an acquaintance; a coworker, classmate, a neighbor, or someone else in their life.
These types of stalkers can be potentially dangerous about 50% but even with those odds, it is better to play it safe and consider them a dangerous threat. The last type of a stalker is the most common and often the most dangerous. They are known as the intimate stalker and are statistically 74% violent. Violence ranges from forceful pushing and shoving and escalates to more severe violent assaults. Experts note that there is a stalking component to many domestic violence homicides.
Stalkers Behavior Examples
When it comes to stalkers, they target an individual and conduct a repetitive pattern of harassing or threatening behavior that is unwanted. The victim typically feels concerned over these staling behaviors, especially when the stalker explicitly or implies harmful threats or death. Below, we at Advanced Private Investigators and Security have listed the common behaviors stalkers conduct in a persistent pattern:
1) Victims are pressured and pushed into accepting flowers or other unwanted gifts.
2) Trespassing.
3) False information about the victim is being spread.
4) Victims’ personal property is damaged by the stalker.
5) Stalker threatens to harm the victim, oneself, or others.
6) Unwanted and unwelcomed phone calls and text messages.
7) Sending harassing emails or other cyber bullying on social media.
8) Following and/or surveillance the victim.
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When being threatened by a stalker, the behaviors and willingness to act on threats can be unpredictable, and even more menacing is if you are unsure who your stalker is. With Advanced Private Investigator and Security we offer investigation services specific to stalkers. We can help gather evidence, learn who the stalker is, and offer you the protection you need to feel safe. Call us today to set up your consultation.
