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A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: March 10. All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Dana Schmitz, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Nick Young, special contributor, photography and layout.
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Avoid being victimized by stalking
Do you receive unwanted attention?
You may be a victim of stalking.
According to the National College Women Sexual Victimization Study, 13 percent of college women are stalked on college campuses. Most of the women know or have seen their stalker before. Unfortunately, three in 10 women report being injured emotionally or psychologically because of being stalked.
The definition of stalking includes any unwanted contact between a stalker and their victim that directly or indirectly communicates a threat or places the victim in fear. Warning signs of stalking may consist of reoccurring scratches on a vehicle or invasive appearances before and after class or outside one’s home. Cyberstalking extends physical stalking via the use of the Internet, e-mail or other telecommunication technologies to harass or stalk another person.
There are steps you can take to increase your safety. For example, trust your instincts. Don’t downplay the danger. If you feel you are unsafe, you probably are. Talk to someone you trust. Counselors, law enforcement officers and the dean of students office can provide you with information.
Moreover, keep a stalking incidents and behavior log. Recording this information will help to document the behavior for restraining order applications, divorce and child custody cases, or criminal prosecution. It can also help preserve your memory of individual incidents about which you might later testify.
Click here to download the stalking incidents and behavior log.
If you are in immediate danger on campus call:
Collin Police Counseling Services -- 972.881.5126
SAFE HANDS -- 972.881.5820
Dean of Students Office -- 972.881.5772
Collin Police -- 972.578.5555.
To learn more about current stalking laws in Texas, visit www.ncvc.org, the National Center for Victims of Crime.
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