Stalking often goes unrecognized, and if it isn’t identified, it isn’t recorded. The Fundamentals of Stalking Course is a focused 9-hour training designed to provide law enforcement with the essential skills to identify stalking early, label it accurately, and ensure it is captured accurately for statistics and analysis. Their analysis is only as accurate as the data they receive. When stalking isn’t recognized at the patrol or investigative level, it never gets coded correctly, which means crime analysts can’t flag patterns, link cases, or alert your agency to escalating behavior. This course breaks down stalking behaviors, offender tactics, and victim experiences while addressing common misconceptions that lead to missed or misclassified cases. Participants learn practical, trauma-informed strategies to recognize patterns, understand the impact on survivors, and take effective action.
By strengthening your ability to identify stalking, you strengthen your agency’s ability to recognize it, track it, analyze it, and ultimately stop it. Accurate statistics start with accurate identification!
The Course Consist of the following topics:
- Introduction to Stalking
- The Impact of Stalking on Survivors
- Recognizing Stalking Behaviors
- Trauma-Informed Response to Stalking
- Overview of Stalking Laws
- Initial Response to Stalking