Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession: Psychological Perspectives for Prevention, Policing and Treatment / Edition 1

by Julian Boon, Lorraine Sheridan

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471494591
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/22/2002
Series:	Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law , #7
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.04(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Dr Julian Boon, Chartered Forensic Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester, UK
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.

Table of Contents

Introduction (Boon and Sheridan)

The victim of stalking (Pathe and Mullen)

The psychological consequences of stalking victimisation (Blaauw etal)

I was trying to let him down easy (de Becker)

Police care and support for victims of stalking (Copson andMarshall)

Stalker typologies: Implications for law enforcement (Sheridan andBoon)

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 etal)

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)

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"…highly recommended…" (Sexual & Relationship Therapy, Vol.17, No.4, 2002)

"…an excellent collection of chapters…will prove of equal value to academics, practitioners and policy makers…" (The Psychologist, July 2003)

"...It is clearly one of the better single sources of exposure to the stalking phenomenon currently available." (Applied Cognitive Psychology, No.17, 2003)

“…gives advice on how to cope…” (The Times, T2; 5 August 2004)

Editorial Reviews

"...highly recommended..." (Sexual & RelationshipTherapy, Vol.17, No.4, 2002)

"...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)

From the Publisher