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<p>Stalking is a form of abuse which can escalate to other very serious forms of offending.
It is important that we treat stalking with the seriousness that it deserves.</p><p>NOMS
have staff trained to assess the risks presented by this group of offenders, and to
identify the best options for intervention and support. Those imprisoned specifically
for stalking offences can have a range of different intervention or treatment needs,
which can often be addressed by existing offending behaviour interventions. Staff
managing the shorter sentenced harassment cases can also access community based support
and intervention. Prison Service professionals can provide advice on risk management
to offender managers and Multi Agency Public Protection panels on request.</p><p>Health
services are available to prisoners with clinical needs from primary care services,
secondary mental health in-reach services or through transfer to psychiatric hospitals
under the Mental Health legislation.</p>
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