旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Cooperative Agreement to Develop Model State Anti-Stalking Law Page 76 � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � DC, 12-23/US Newswire: The Dept of Justice announced a $243,368 agreement � � with the Nat.Criminal Justice Assn, of DC, which will operate a consortium� � with the Nat.Inst.of Justice to develop a model state anti-stalking code. � � NIJ, the Department's criminal justice research agency in the Office of � � Justice Programs, said the non-profit organization will administer the � � project with a nationally representative group of state legislatures & � � experts in criminal justice operations, constitutional issues & victim � � rights matters. Noted NIJ Director Charles B. DeWitt, "The vast majority � � of stalkers prey on ordinary citizens. The model legislation that is to � � be drafted & published will address this situation & help states analyze � � their own needs in this area." "Stalking is a troublesome problem for � � police officials because criminal statutes & civil remedies frequently � � are inadequate," DeWitt said. "Existing laws against trespassing & � � harassing are helpful but frequently insufficient to completely protect � � potential victims until it is too late." "Domestic violence against women � � is a common form of stalking, but state laws often address it only after � � the crime has escalated into a serious assault or homicide," he pointed � � out. Stalking is usually defined as willfully, maliciously & repeatedly � � following & harassing another person. CA passed the first anti-stalking � � law in of up to 1 yr jail, a $1,000 fine, both or a state prison sentence.� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸