Stalking: Questions And Answers

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1. Is your state’s law “course of conduct” language inclusive of all behaviors that stalkers employ, such as using surveillance technology (e.g., GPS-equipped cell phones) or enlisting third parties (e.g., family and friends) to stalk on their behalf?
The state of Michigan statute for aggravated stalking and general stalking course of conduct language does not include all types of stalking behavior such as using surveillance technology such as computers or camcorders. The aggravating stalking statute do extends to the victim hearing credible threats coming from third-party individual.
1. How many acts are required to satisfy the course of conduct element? State of Michigan requires there be two or more separate noncontinuous accounts with
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Would a single, threatening posting on a social networking Web site satisfy the element? There are two reasons why a single threat posed a social media would not satisfy the the course of conduct element. The first reason is that the state of Michigan course of conduct element specifically states that it has to be two or more separate accounts in order to be considered stalking. It is not clarified in a state of Michigan course of conduct element if someone contacts an individual using of social networking websites considered a electronic communication.
3. Is your state stalking statute a general intent or specific intent crime?
General rate statute in Michigan is considered a general intent because Stalking can be part of the crimes where the intent of the original crime is not stalking which can be classified as a misdemeanor. However the aggravated rape statue is a specific intent with an intention to cause credible threats towards the victim.
1. What standard of fear does your stalking statute require? For both aggravated stalking and general stalking the standard of fear requires that it caused the victim actual fear and for reasonable person to feel fear which is included in the state of Michigan definition of