@article{ref1,
title="Batterers stalking patterns",
journal="Journal of family violence",
year="2001",
author="Baker, Timothy and Harner, Holly and Burgess, Ann W. and Lole, Christopher and Hartman, Carol R.",
volume="16",
number="3",
pages="309-321",
abstract="This clinically based study asked 165 batterers attending a court-mandated assessment program to quantify a series of behaviors that occurred since being convicted of battering. The behaviors clustered into 2 factors: (1) an Ambivalent Contact Pattern whereby behaviors of batterers were associated with contacting their ex-partner, sending gifts and letters, and watching her without her knowing while harboring conflicting feelings of love, hate, and anger; and (2) a Predatory Contact Pattern whereby the behaviors of batterers were associated with hang up calls, entering her home without permission, threatening or physically causing harm to her while harboring a propensity for abusiveness. Clinicians should assess batterers for predatory thoughts about the estranged partner, and reason for the contact since separation. Presence of stalking behaviors and predatory fantasy is a window to determine repetitive and escalating domestic violence.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0885-7482",
doi="10.1023/A:1011142400853",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1011142400853"
}