Citation

Fisher BS, Cullen FT, Turner MG. Criminol. Public Policy 2002; 1(2): 257-308.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American Society of Criminology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1745-9133.2002.tb00091.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Research Summary: We provide the results of a 1997 national-level study of stalking among college women. Over an approximately seven-month period, 13.1% of the women reported being stalked. Although physical harm was not common, the incidents typically lasted two months, involved frequent contact by offenders, and prompted victims to take protective actions. Lifestyle-routine activities, prior sexual victimization, and demographic characteristics affected the risk of victimization.