Mission
The
Stalking Resource Center is a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime.
Launched in July 2000, with initial funding from the Violence Against Women
Office of the U.S. Department of Justice, our dual mission
is to raise national awareness of stalking and to encourage the development and
implementation of multidisciplinary responses to stalking in local communities
across the country.
Who We Serve
- Violence Against Women Office grantees;
- criminal and civil justice system
practitioners;
- community based agencies;
- media representatives;
- stalking victims; and
- the general public.
Our Services
The
Stalking Resource Center consists of five components: a Peer-to-Peer Exchange
Program, Training, an Information Clearinghouse, a Practitioners' Network, and
a Website.
Peer-to-Peer Exchange Program
The goal of
this program is to facilitate ongoing partnerships between experts and
communities that are developing multidisciplinary responses to stalking. Our
staff, aided by a team of expert practitioners, are available to participate in
on-site problem solving consultations. The peer-to-peer exchange program
matches experts with technical assistance requests, typically received from law
enforcement, prosecutors, and community- and system-based service providers.
Targeted support is offered for both short-term and long-term challenges. If
you are a VAWA grantee, contact us to discuss your needs.
Training
Stalking
Resource Center staff are available to participate in training events sponsored
by practitioners on the local, state, and national level. Topics include:
- stalking dynamics
- legal remedies
- multidisciplinary efforts
- practitioner-specific practices
- cyberstalking
Information Clearinghouse
The
information clearinghouse provides a wide range of useful information for
practitioners. Materials include:
- statistics
on the prevalence of stalking
- practitioner-specific educational tools
- compilations of state and federal legislation and protection order statutes
- case law
digests of civil and criminal cases
- multidisciplinary curricula
- promising practices and innovative
strategies
- model protocols, forms, and procedures
Practitioners' Network
To support
interest in local stalking responses and to foster effective multidisciplinary
work, we have assembled a network of local practitioners representing diverse
communities throughout the country. These local "points-of-contact"
help us to identify emerging issues and promising practices in the field.
Members also exchange information to enhance their skills and efforts.
Website
A
continually growing resource for practitioners and victims, the Stalking
Resource Center website provides diverse resources, including fact sheets on
federal statutes, an annotated stalking bibliography, summaries of state
stalking laws, a guide to online resources, statistical overviews, practitioner
profiles, and more.
Contacting the Stalking Resource Center
The Stalking Resource
Center can be reached by phone at (202) 467-8700, or by e-mail at src@ncvc.org.