What is stalking?

Stalking involves one person's obsessive behavior toward another person. The stalker's actions may be motivated by an intense affection for or an extreme dislike of the victim. Stalking will usually take the form of annoying, threatening or obscene phone calls or letters. The calls may start with one or two a day but can quickly escalate. Stalkers will conduct covert surveillance of the victim, following every move the target makes. Even the victim's home may be staked out.