@article{ref1,
title="Stalker typologies: a law enforcement perspective",
journal="Journal of threat assessment",
year="2001",
author="Boon, Julian C. W. and Sheridan, Lorraine",
volume="1",
number="2",
pages="75-97",
abstract="In the last ten years diverse attempts have been made to produce classificatory systems of stalkers, each with a different objective. The classificatory system advanced in this study was developed to serve the needs of law enforcement professionals. Based on a large number of documented, real-life cases (n = 124), the system was designed to identify and partition offenders according to motivational orientation. Specifically, four principal classifications were identified: (1) ex-partner harassment/stalking; (2) infatuation harassment; (3) delusional fixation stalking; and (4) sadistic stalking. The implications for assessing threat and preliminary recommendations for case management were advanced for each type. Inter-rater reliability among forensic and non-forensic psychologists in the application of the system was high (pairwise minimum > 92%), supporting the view that this system could be readily assimilated and consistently applied by professionals working in the field.<p />",
language="",
issn="1533-2608",
doi="10.1300/J177v01n02_05",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J177v01n02_05"
}