Definitions 3

• Harassment and Stalking

  
  

  Harassment - A person causes alarm or distress by a course of conduct. The term harassment includes two or more offences of harassing a person, or harassment against more than one victim.

  
  

  Stalking - Collective term to use a pattern of behaviour that is fixated, obsessional, unwanted, repeated.
• Critical Incident - College of Policing

  Any incident where the effectiveness of the police response is likely to have a significant impact on the confidence of the victim, their family and/or the community.
• Vulnerability - College of Policing

  A person is vulnerable if, as a result of their situation or circumstances, they are unable to take care of or protect themselves, or others, from harm or exploitation.