TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Stalker typologies: a law enforcement perspective
JO  - Journal of threat assessment
A1  - Boon, Julian C. W.
A1  - Sheridan, Lorraine
SP  - 75
EP  - 97
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 1533-2608
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J177v01n02_05
ID  - ref1
ER  -