Stalkers terrorize approximately one million wdomen in Americal annually. Each year, 1300 women, about one-third of all female murder victims, are killed by their intimate partners. The stalking experience itself is horrifying. Stalking victims suffer serious, long-term emotional injuries at the hands of their stalkers. Many stalking victims experience mental illness such as depression, generalized anxietyh, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. Many victims lose time from work, while some never return to work. More serious than these emotional and economic injuries, however, is the danger that stalking behavior often result in more violent crime. Victims of stalking who seek legal protection are often informed by state authorities that the legal system will not intervene until the perpetrator has done something or harmed them physically. As a result, a number of victims are forced to change their jobs, their residences, and even their names in order to get away from their stalkers. This Article addresses current anti-stalking laws in America. First of all, Part Ⅱ describes the characteristics of stalkers and stalking behavior. Part Ⅲ examines civil protection orders (i.e., restraining orders) and criminal statutes ill-suited to redressing the crime of stalking prior to the enactment of anti-stalking laws in America. The Part purports to explain the reasons why the restraining orders and those criminal statutes could not adequately protect stalking victims from their stalkers. Part Ⅳ then discusses the development of current anti-stalking statutes Part Ⅴ delves into these legal elements. Afterwards, taking into account issues of pretrial release and sentencing are critical to victim safety. Party Ⅵ examines pretrial release and recommends that all states adopt provisions requiring pretrial release conditions in stalking cases. Part Ⅶ addresses the critical issue of sentencing and concludes that due to the mental infirmities of stalkers, mandatory mental health treatment should accompany incapacitation in all stalking convictions. Finally, this Article concludes with a summary of the American anti-stalking laws.