Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession

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 lawDer erste umfassende Überblick über aktuelle Gedanken, Ideen, Forschungsinitiativen und Praxiserfahrung zum Thema Stalking.

In einem einzigen handlichen Band.

Erörtert werden u.a. folgende Themen: Viktimologie, Bewertung des Gewaltrisikos, therapeutische Intervention, Beweismittelsicherung sowie Case Management Fragen.

Stellt ein neues Stalker-Klassifikationssystem vor, das je nach Stalker-Typ verschiedene Interventionsstrategien vorsieht.

Mit Beiträgen internationaler Experten aus verschiedenen Fachgebieten, z.B. aus Psychologie und Psychiatrie, aus Polizei und Justiz. 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) "...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)

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.

Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession is a comprehensive and international survey of what is known about stalking and psychosexual harassment today, presenting research and theory never before assembled in one volume.

Julian Boon and Lorraine Sheridan have expertly drawn together key authors from the diverse spheres of psychology, psychiatry, the police and the law to provide new insights into this complex, disturbing and socially-relevant phenomenon.

Features include:
* Discussion of victimology, violence, risk assessment and case-management issues

* A new stalker classificatory system that offers advice on how to identify different types of stalkers with different intervention strategies suggested for each case

* Aspects of therapeutic intervention for both stalking offenders and their victims, cyberstalking, global legal contexts, and the special cases of stalking as it relates to female and juvenile perpetrators
This book is invaluable to advanced students, practitioners and researchers in forensic and clinical psychology, psychiatry, and personality psychology, and to practitioners and policy makers in policing and criminal justice.

"What a pleasant surprise to have read a coherant and informational book on stalking. Unlike many other purported scholarly books and papers, this book has produced what is known and unknown to the readers. That is, the book is a foundation on which others may learn and build the future. Also, it could serve as a benchmark for future writing to be added, edited and measured." Richard Walter, Director, Omega Crime Assessment Group, Pennsylvania, USA

"On behalf of many victims, thank you for writing such a comprehensive, accurate book about stalkers, victims and the effects and causes of stalking. I feel so privileged to know and have worked alongside many names in this book who are, in my estimation, all true experts in this field." Tracey Morgan, Director, Network for Surviving Stalking