| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 260 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword / Paul Mullen -- pt. I: Introduction. Stalking : introduction, definition, and epidemiology / Debbie Giorgi-Guarnieri and Michael Norko -- pt. II: Clinical aspects of stalking. Stalking : classification and typology / Debra A. Pinals -- Stalking risk assessment / Phillip J. Resnick -- Risk management of stalking / James Knoll -- Stalking : perspectives on victims and management / Alan W. Newman and Kenneth L. Appelbaum -- pt. III: Stalking and the law. Trends in antistalking legislation / David J. Kapley and John R. Cooke -- Stalking, competence to stand trial, and criminal responsibility / Douglas Mossman -- pt. IV: Special issues. Juvenile aspects of stalking / Charles L. Scott, Peter Ash, and Todd Elwyn -- Cyberstalking / Graham D. Glancy, Alan W. Newman, Mordecai N. Potash, and John Tennison -- Celebrity and presidential targets / Robert T.M. Phillips |
| Summary |
Over the last two decades, stalking has received increasingly widespread attention. The establishment of anti-stalking legislation has helped to spur interest in stalking research and the forensic assessment of stalkers. Popular representations of stalking have made the public more aware of this phenomenon. It has long been the responsibility of mental health professionals to provide assessments of and treatment for stalkers and their victims, and as criminal cases involving defendants charged with stalking become more common, it is now also the responsibility of legal professionals to be know |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Stalking -- Psychological aspects
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Stalking.
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Social Behavior Disorders
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Stalking
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Crime Victims -- legislation & jurisprudence
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Health.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness.
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MEDICAL -- Mental Health.
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Stalking
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Stalking -- Psychological aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pinals, Debra A.
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Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. Committee on Psychiatry and Law.
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| ISBN |
9780198040927 |
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019804092X |
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1281529052 |
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9781281529053 |
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9786611529055 |
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6611529055 |
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0197562388 |
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9780197562383 |
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