Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession

Dr Julian Boon, Chartered Forensic Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester, UKDr 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.

• 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)

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