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Dating violence does not include acts covered under the definition of domestic violence
The Federal definition (from VAWA) of Stalking: engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to: • • •
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fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others; or suffer substantial emotional distress For the purposes of this definition: Course of Conduct: means two or more acts, including, but not limited to, acts which the stalker directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about, a person, or interferes with a person’s property Reasonable Person: means a reasonable person under similar circumstances and with similar identities to the victim Substantial Emotional Distress: means significant mental suffering or anguish that may, but does not necessarily, require medical or other professional treatment or counseling
UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING (UCR)/NATIONAL INCIDENT‐BASED REPORTING SYSTEM (NIBRS) DEFINITIONS The Bureau of Criminal Investigation manages the state Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, which involves the collection and analysis of crime statistics reported by local law enforcement agencies in North Dakota. Bismarck State College Safety and Security Department is required to report crime statistics as defined by the Uniform Crime Reporting Program for the following crimes if the crimes are reported and occur on the property owned, controlled, leased, recognized, or operated by the college. The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program divides offenses into two groups, Part I and Part II crimes. Each month the Bismarck State College Safety and Security Department submits information on the number of Part I and Part II offenses known to Safety and Security, and those offenses cleared by arrest or exceptional means, to the Pennsylvania State Police. GROUP “A” OFFENSES: ANIMAL CRUELTY Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly taking an action that mistreats or kills any animal without just cause, such as torturing, tormenting, mutilation, maiming, poisoning, or abandonment. Included are instances of duty to provide care, e.g., shelter, food, water, care if sick or injured; transporting or confining an animal in a manner likely to cause injury or death; causing an animal to fight with another; inflicting excessive or repeated unnecessary pain or suffering, e.g., uses objects to beat or injure an animal. This definition does not include proper maintenance of animals for show or sport; use of animals for food, lawful hunting, fishing or trapping. ARSON To unlawfully and intentionally damage, or attempt to damage, any real or personal property by fire or incendiary device. ASSAULT – AGGRAVATED An unlawful attack by one person upon another wherein the offender uses or displays a weapon in a threatening manner, or the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness. ASSAULT – SIMPLE An unlawful physical attack by one person upon another where neither the offender displays a weapon, nor the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness. ASSAULT – INTIMIDATION To unlawfully place another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words and/or other conduct, but without displaying a weapon or subjecting the victim to actual physical attack. ASSAULT – STALKING
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