Psychology of Stalking

Clinical and Forensic Perspectives

By: J. Reid Meloy

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Paperback | 17 April 2001

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The Psychology of Stalking is the first scholarly book on stalking ever published. Virtually every serious writer and researcher in this area of criminal psychopathology has contributed a chapter. These chapters explore stalking from social, psychiatric, psychological and behavioral perspectives. New thinking and data are presented on threats, pursuit characteristics, psychiatric diagnoses, offender-victim typologies, cyberstalking, false victimization syndrome, erotomania, stalking and domestic violence, the stalking of public figures, and many other aspects of stalking, as well as legal issues. This landmark text is of interest to both professionals and other thoughtful individuals who recognize the serious nature of this ominous social behavior.

First scholarly book on stalking ever published
Contributions from virtually all major researchers in field
Discussion of what to do when being stalked
Uses examples from recent publicized cases

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"This book is necessary reading for anyone who is currently working within any of the professional fields in which stalking is an issue."
-Anthony J. Pinizzotto, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Behavioral Sciences Unit

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Contributors	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
The Psychology of Stalking
Definitions	p. 2
Incidence and Prevalence of Stalking	p. 3
This Book	p. 3
Current Findings	p. 4
New and Controversial Areas	p. 7
Threats	p. 7
Cyberstalking	p. 10
In Defense of Obsessional Thinking	p. 13
The Nature of Stalking Violence	p. 14
Psychodynamics and Attachment Pathology	p. 18
Final Thoughts	p. 21
References	p. 21
The Legal Perspective on Stalking
Evolution of the First Stalking Law	p. 28
California's Current Stalking Law	p. 31
Probation and Parole	p. 34
Associated Stalking Statutes	p. 35
The Federal Stalking Law	p. 35
The Crime of Terrorist Threats	p. 36
The Madonna Stalking Case	p. 37
The Media and the Jury	p. 39
Conviction and Sentencing	p. 41
Conclusion	p. 42
Recent California Case Law	p. 43
Stalking Cases	p. 43
Terrorist Threat Cases	p. 45
References	p. 48
Developmental and Social Antecedents of Stalking
Attachment Theory	p. 52
Object Relations Theory	p. 54
Stalking and Attachment	p. 56
Early Attachment Disruption--A Predisposing Factor of Stalking	p. 57
Adult Recent Loss--A Precipitating Factor of Stalking	p. 58
Preoccupied Attachment	p. 58
Fearful Attachment	p. 60
Dismissing Attachment	p. 61
Attachment and Psychopathology	p. 63
Psychiatric Features of Stalkers	p. 64
Summary	p. 65
References	p. 65
Psychiatric Diagnosis and the Offender-Victim Typology of Stalking
Psychiatric Diagnosis of Stalkers	p. 70
The Threat Management Unit	p. 75
Stalker-Victim Types	p. 76
Simple Obsessional	p. 76
Love Obsessional	p. 77
Erotomanic	p. 78
False Victimization Syndrome	p. 79
Review of the Stalking Research	p. 79
Current Findings	p. 81
References	p. 83
The Archetypes and the Psychodynamics of Stalking
Was Shakespeare a Stalker?: A Modern Psychodynamic Interpretation of the Dark Lady Sonnets	p. 88
Histrionic Psychodynamics: Sexual Triangles, Jealousy, Competition, Masochism, Inadequacy, and Inhibition	p. 89
Borderline Psychodynamics: Psychological Splitting, Primitive Idealization and Devaluation, and Projective Identification	p. 91
Narcissistic Psychodynamics: Self-Object Confusion, Dependency, and Distortions	p. 92
Antisocial and Delusional Psychodynamics: Threats and Predation to Control the Love Object as a Defense against Psychological Decompensation	p. 93
Separation/Individuation: Letting Go	p. 94
Psychodiagnoses and Psychodynamics of Stalking	p. 95
Histrionic Personality Features	p. 98
Borderline Personality Features	p. 101
Antisocial Personality Features	p. 102
Narcissistic Personality Features	p. 104
Delusional Personality Features	p. 109
Stalking as a "Modern Archetype" of "Violent Attachment"	p. 109
References	p. 111
The Victims of Stalking
Methodology	p. 115
Limitations of the Study	p. 116
Results	p. 117
Men as Victims	p. 119
Women as Victims	p. 120
Duration	p. 120
Perceived Motivations of Stalkers	p. 121
Past and Current Stalking	p. 123
Demographics of Stalking Victims	p. 124
Stalker Demographics	p. 127
Stalking Behaviors	p. 131
Effects on the Victim	p. 133
Conclusions	p. 135
References	p. 136
Stalking and Domestic Violence
Homicide Studies	p. 140
Stalking in Battering Relationships	p. 142
Identifying Women at High Risk	p. 143
Reducing Risk for Battered Women	p. 145
Batterer Typologies	p. 147
Identifying Dangerous Domestic Violence Stalkers	p. 148
The JurisMonitor Project	p. 153
Psychological Techniques of Battering	p. 154
Conclusions	p. 158
References	p. 159
The Stalking of Clinicians by Their Patients
Case Example 1	p. 165
Case Example 2	p. 166
Case Example 3	p. 167
Case Example 4	p. 168
Case Example 5	p. 168
Case Example 6	p. 169
Case Example 7	p. 170
Case Example 8	p. 170
Case Example 9	p. 171
Summary	p. 172
References	p. 172
Preventing Attacks on Public Officials and Public Figures: A Secret Service Perspective
The Secret Service Exceptional Case Study Project	p. 176
Purposes	p. 176
Population	p. 177
Data Collection	p. 179
ECSP Findings	p. 181
Myths about Assassins	p. 181
Key Observations on Assassins	p. 184
Two Case Studies	p. 186
Summary and Conclusions	p. 189
References	p. 191
De Clerambault On-Line: A Survey of Erotomania and Stalking from the Old World to the World Wide Web
Nomenclature and Diagnosis	p. 195
Primary Erotomania	p. 195
Secondary Erotomania	p. 197
Other Variants of Erotomania	p. 197
Demographics, Dangerousness, and Dynamics	p. 199
Demographics	p. 199
Dangerousness	p. 201
Dynamics	p. 204
Stalking	p. 205
Case 1	p. 207
Case 2	p. 207
Case 3	p. 207
Management	p. 208
Erotomania in Cyberspace	p. 209
Case 1	p. 209
Case 2	p. 210
Conclusions and Summary	p. 210
References	p. 211
Cultural Factors in Erotomania and Obsessional Following
Theoretical Framework	p. 214
Social Isolation	p. 214
Reality Testing	p. 215
Loss, Mourning, and Identity	p. 215
Case 1	p. 216
Evaluating Culture Shock and Acculturation Stress	p. 217
Case 2	p. 218
Treatment Considerations	p. 221
Summary	p. 222
References	p. 223
False Victimization Syndromes in Stalking
Review of the Literature	p. 227
FVS Physical Symptoms without a Known Physical Cause	p. 230
False Crime Reports--General Discussion	p. 232
False Victimization Types Most Likely Encountered by Law Enforcement	p. 241
FVS Type 2b, Known Perpetrator	p. 241
FVS Type 3b, Unknown Perpetrator	p. 243
FVS Type 3b, Unknown Perpetrator	p. 245
FVS Known and Unknown Perpetrator Types--Case Discussion	p. 247
False Victimization Syndrome Descriptors	p. 249
Initial Attributions	p. 249
Victim Presentation	p. 249
Enlistment of Others	p. 250
Psychological Data	p. 250
Historical Clues	p. 251
Suspect Problems	p. 251
Motives	p. 251
Reporting Rhythm	p. 252
Forensic-Medical	p. 252
Situational Stressors	p. 253
Family Dynamics	p. 253
Intuition	p. 253
Intervention Suggestions	p. 253
Suggestions for Further Research and Investigation	p. 254
References	p. 255
Stalking, Erotomania, and the Tarasoff Cases
Case History	p. 258
Criminal Proceedings	p. 268
Civil Proceedings	p. 268
Assessment of Dangerousness in a Tarasoff Situation	p. 269
Summary	p. 270
References	p. 271
Applying Functional Analysis to Stalking Behavior
Definition of Stalking	p. 275
Research Commentary	p. 277
Functional Analysis	p. 280
Principles of Functional Analysis	p. 281
Conducting a Functional Analysis	p. 283
Applying Functional Analysis to Stalking Behavior	p. 284
Functional Analysis of Other Stalking Behaviors of Interest	p. 288
Conclusions	p. 292
References	p. 293
Threat Management of Stalking Cases
Case Study	p. 298
Engagement and Intake	p. 299
Victim Interviews	p. 301
Assessment of Subject Communications: The Tapes	p. 303
Background Investigation	p. 304
Case and Risk Formulation	p. 305
Intervention Strategy	p. 307
Disposition of Subject	p. 309
Decisions about Recommending Further Involvement or Interventions	p. 310
Responding to the Most Serious Cases	p. 311
Summary	p. 311
Appendix	p. 312
Sample Listing of Investigative Resources for an In-Depth Background Assessment Investigation	p. 312
References	p. 314
Index	p. 317
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