Crime Victim Studies. When you were attending School you thought of yourself being an undercover narcotics officer or working for a bank as a fraud investigator, but you were initially exposed to the role of a victim's witness assistant during the Criminal Careers course at The University. Then your best friend became a victim of a crime of violence after being stalked for several months, and the incident changed your life. As you provided comfort and support to your friend during the judicial process, you were exposed first hand to the role played by the victim's witness assistant changed you, and you decided then that you wanted to pursue a career as a victims rights advocate somewhere. It has been a year since you were able to start your career in the victims rights advocate position and everyday, you feel that you are making a difference in society and your jurisdiction. The prosecutor for whom you have been working as a victims' witness assistant has had several calls from victims of stalking . Some cases seem more serious than other cases; however, one case that no one in the office thought was serious resulted in the victim's death. Everyone thought that the couple was just going through a difficult break up. This case had a tremendous impact on the entire office, especially you. To help make sure that the office does not minimize potentially dangerous situations again, the prosecutor has asked you the student to put together an intake, evaluation, and assessment instrument to be used in taking information on stalking situations. And gather together stalking statutes. The importance of recognizing the signs of stalking Criminal definition of stalking The key factors that one believes that all office personnel should know about stalking, such as remedies designed to help a stalking victim