It wasn’t until 1984 that Congress finally passed a law that would help women and children victims of abuse; it was called the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, and it helped fund shelters and other resources for victims.25 Stalking wasn’t identified as a crime until the early 1990s and still today is often not seen for the threat it truly is—not by law enforcement, abusers, or even by the victims actually being stalked, despite three-quarters of women killed in America having been stalked beforehand by these same partners or ex-partners.
