Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession
Psychological Perspectives for Prevention, Policing and Treatment
Wiley Series in The Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
April 2002
276 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession represents a showcase of contemporary research and theory never before assembled in one book. The contributions, which are drawn from the diverse spheres of psychology, psychiatry, the police and the law, provide a comprehensive picture of what is currently known about stalking. Each of the chapters not only takes stock of existing research, but provides ground-breaking new insights.
The recent increased focus on high profile stalking cases has ledto the raising of public awareness and professional concern,however, only recently has there been substantial scientificresearch into the area.
Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession represents a showcase ofcontemporary research and theory never before assembled in onebook. The contributions which are drawn from the diverse spheres ofpsychology, psychiatry, the police and the law provide acomprehensive picture of what is currently known aboutstalking.
Each of the chapters not only takes stock of existing research, butprovides ground-breaking new insights. Among the topics covered arevictimology, violence risk assessment and case management issuesand a new stalker classificatory system is presented which offersadvice on how to identify different types of stalkers withdifferent intervention strategies being suggested for eachcase.
* A comprehensive, global showcase of contemporary thought, ideas,research and practice
* An international team of expert contributors from diversebackgrounds, including, psychology, psychiatry, police and the law
The victim of stalking (Pathe and Mullen)
The psychological consequences of stalking victimisation (Blaauw
et al)
I was trying to let him down easy (de Becker)
Police care and support for victims of stalking (Copson and
Marshall)
Stalker typologies: Implications for law enforcement (Sheridan
and Boon)
From domestic violence to stalking: the infinite cycle of
violence (Baldry)
Stalking and violence (Reid Meloy)
Approaches to treatment (Badcock)
Managing stalkers: Coordinating treatment and supervision (Kropp
et al)
Erotomania in women (Fitzgerald and Seeman)
The phenomenon of stalking in childrena and adolescents
(McCann)
Cyberstalking (Burgess and Baker)
Stalking and the Law (Infield)
Conclusions (Sheridan and Boon)
"...an excellent collection of chapters...will prove ofequal value to academics, practitioners and policy makers..."(The Psychologist, July 2003)
"...It is clearly one of the better single sources of exposureto the stalking phenomenon currently available." (Applied CognitivePsychology, No.17, 2003)
"...gives advice on how to cope..." (TheTimes, T2; 5 August 2004)
Dr Julian Boon is an accredited Offender Profiler and has recently (Spring 2001) been the star of the Channel 4 series 'The Real Cracker'.
Dr Lorrain Sheridan, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester, UK.
