{"id":164,"date":"2018-11-29T21:26:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/valleystalking\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2018-11-29T21:26:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T21:26:15","slug":"the-legal-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/valleystalking\/the-legal-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legal Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><b>A Process Made Easier<\/b><\/em><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Grayson Schmidt<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"3c7a3792-413d-4db2-8fa4-bcaad9ac46b9\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Stalking Law\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,t,s,i){var n=\"InfogramEmbeds\",o=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0],d=\/^http:\/.test(e.location)?\"http:\":\"https:\";if(\/^\\\/{2}\/.test(i)&&(i=d+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var r=e.createElement(\"script\");r.async=1,r.id=s,r.src=i,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although many law enforcement officials and victim advocates agree that there is one simple solution to stalking, they add that requesting a restraining order is a common step a victim can take to combat the issue.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brian Draper of the Glendale Police Department and Robert Flam, at the Mesa Police Department, agree with that idea, but they said it doesn&rsquo;t necessarily ensure a stalker will abide by it. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Is it a cure-all? Of course not,&rdquo; Draper said. &ldquo;Is that piece of paper going to stop you from going to your ex-girlfriend&rsquo;s house and stalking her or hurting her? Obviously, that piece of paper isn&rsquo;t going to stop you if you&rsquo;re that determined, but if you show up there, now she calls immediately and you get arrested.&rdquo;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, just getting to that point can be difficult on victims.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erin Yabu, the Phoenix Deputy Human Services and Family Advocacy Center Director, said the court process can be intimidating for many already dealing with an intimidating issue. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to connecting victims with advocates and counselors, Yabu said that the Family Advocacy Center handles restraining orders to bypass the initial court process. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She added advocates will assist victims with filing petitions. Then, she aids with calling into Phoenix Municipal Court via Skype and speaking with a judge, so that the victim can make a case in a comfortable environment. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Yabu did say that the protective order isn&rsquo;t complete until the perpetrator has been served the documents, she said that starting that process without having to go to court makes a huge difference for those already worrisome about his or her situation. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;A courtroom can be intimidating, so just being able to have them come to a safe, comfortable space speaks volumes to individuals who are in that situation,&rdquo; Yabu said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Process Made Easier By Grayson Schmidt &nbsp; Although many law enforcement officials and victim advocates agree that there is one simple solution to stalking, they add that requesting a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/valleystalking\/the-legal-process\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Legal Process<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-164","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/valleystalking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/valleystalking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/valleystalking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/valleystalking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/valleystalking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/valleystalking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166,"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/valleystalking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions\/166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/valleystalking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}