Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession

Psychological Perspectives for Prevention, Policing and Treatment

By: Julian Boon (Editor), Lorraine Sheridan (Editor)

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Paperback | 19 April 2002 | Edition Number 1

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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

Industry 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)

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