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Sexual harassment includes a range of actionsfrom mild transgressions to sexual abuse or assault.Harassment can occur in many different social settings suchas the workplace, the home, school, churches, etc. Harassers orvictims may be of any gender. In most modern legal contexts, sexualharassment is illegal.
Likewise, what qualifies as a harassment charge?
States vary in how they define criminalharassment. Generally, criminal harassment entailsintentionally targeting someone else with behavior that is meant toalarm, annoy, torment or terrorize them. Harassment chargescan range from misdemeanor to high level felonycharges.
- Physical Harassment.
- Personal Harassment.
- Discriminatory Harassment.
- Psychological Harassment.
- Cyberbullying.
- Sexual Harassment.
- 3rd Party Harassment.
Thereof, what are examples of harassment?
Examples of Verbal Harassment Obvious verbal harassment behaviors includethings like threatening, yelling, insulting or cursing at a victimin public or in private. If this is aimed at someone in a protectedclass, it is unlawful.
The two most common forms are described as quid pro quosexual harassment and hostile work environment sexualharassment:
- Quid pro quo harassment. Quid pro quo is Latin for "somethingfor something" or "this for that."
- Hostile work environment harassment.