PAS- protection against stalking Flashcards
1
Q
when was PAS (protection against stalking) first set up?
A
2011
2
Q
what is PAS
A
launched a campaign to intorduce new laaw making stalking a specific offence
3
Q
why did the PAS campaign launch?
A
at the point there was no law including stalking and police were inadequately dealing with stalking complaints
4
Q
what are the statistics of stalking?
A
show 120 0 0 0 victims a year
only 70 stalking prosecutions in 10 years
5
Q
case example of stalking and outcome?
A
Claire Bernal
shot dead by stalker at work in 2005
her killer was due in court the following week for harassing her
6
Q
what did PAS think about the law and behaviours around stalking?
A
law wasn’t fit for purpose
