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Chanel, who is 32 years old, has been married for five years. She recently left her husband, Robert, and moved back in with her parents. Chanel wants to divorce Robert and go back to school so that she can earn a college degree. Robert, who is 35, does not want to get divorced. When Chanel left, he told her that "he had nothing to live for." For the past month, Robert has called and texted her at least ten times per day, begging her to come home. Chanel has blocked his number, but Robert seems to get new numbers all the time. Robert has called Chanel at work so many times that Chanel's boss warned her that she might be fired if the harassment keeps up.
Robert often asks Chanel to go out with him or meet him in parking lots, but Chanel has refused. Robert has left flowers on Chanel's parents' doorstep, as well as notes on Chanel's car. The notes say things like--"you are my wife, and you belong with me forever." Once, when Chanel got in her car, she noticed that her glove box was open, and her proof of insurance was gone.
Once, when Chanel declined to meet Robert, she told him that she just wanted to stay home and visit with her parents. At the last minute, Chanel changed her mind and went shopping with some friends. When she left the shopping center, she noticed Robert sitting on the hood of her car. Robert was very angry and accused Chanel of being a "lying b." He told her that she had to come with him because while he might not hurt her, he knew her parents' routines, and it would not be hard to "get rid of one or both of them." Robert grabbed Chanel and attempted to force her into his car, but was thwarted when a security guard drove up and asked him what he was doing. He released Chanel, and she was able to drive home in her own car.
Next, Robert turned up at the same restaurant when Chanel went out to lunch with some friends, and later, at the same movie theater. Both times, he approached Chanel and asked her to leave with him. Chanel's friends tried to intervene, but Robert told them to "keep out of it," if they "knew what was good for them." Chanel pulled away from Robert and left with her friends.
The week after, Chanel slowed down for a yellow traffic light when Robert rear-ended her car. Chanel's car suffered extensive damage, and although Chanel was not seriously injured, she was bruised and scared. The police interviewed her and Robert. Robert told the police that Chanel was a terrible driver and that she had just slammed on the brakes so as to cause a collision. Fortunately, video surveillance cameras at a nearby store showed that Chanel was telling the truth and that Robert had actually sped up and rammed Chanel's car.
Chanel is confused and is becoming scared. While she is thinking of getting a restraining order against Robert, she continually tells her friends that since Robert never hit her, she does not think that Robert would really hurt her or her mother and father. She believes that his threats are "just talk." At the same time, she concedes that she is having trouble sleeping, and she is becoming more worried about what Robert will do in the future because he cannot seem to accept the divorce.
Use the Assessment Tool to evaluate the scenario from the Stalking discussion. Download or copy the report you generated from completing the assessment--note--you may have to guess at some of the information, as advocates will not likely have perfect information on a case.
Address the following questions:
1. How hard was it to complete the assessment? What additional information, if any, would you have liked to have?
2. If you were the advocate for Chanel, would you do anything differently based on this report? If yes, what, and if no, why?
3. How severe is the situation described in the discussion scenario? Does the report make you feel that you missed anything? If yes, what, and if not, why not?
