More than half of the stalking cases reported at colleges across the state last year happened at the University of Utah.
that happened earlier this year, have also likely prompted more women and men to come forward to report stalking, which is often a first warning sign of escalating violence.
Jill McCluskey said — and a U. spokesperson confirmed — that 94% of the school’s police force has been hired since Lauren McCluskey’s death four years ago, and that has helped shift the culture in the department. “Even five years ago, it wasn’t seen as serious,” Allen said. “But now we’re identifying it as a crime and not an appropriate way to act. And this is, in part, because of the things our state has gone through, the cases we’ve seen.”
Many victims may see the behavior as annoying at first, she said, but it can quickly escalate, including to an assault. Some victims, she said, have gone on just one date with a person before that individual began stalking them. Sometimes a perpetrator is a former boyfriend, girlfriend or partner.is one of the strongest in the country for protecting victims, she said.
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