ix, 323 p.; 25 cm. LCCN 2008018224 Type of material Book Personal name

ix, 323 p.; 25 cm. LCCN 2008018224 Type of material Book Personal name Mullen, Paul E. Main title Stalkers and their victims / Paul E. Mullen, Michele Pathe¿, Rosemary Purcell. Edition 2nd ed. Published/Created Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Description ix, 323 p.; 25 cm. ISBN 9780521732413 (pbk) 0521732417 (pbk) LC classification HV6594. M85 2009 Related names Pathe¿, Michele, 1959-Purcell, Rosemary, 1969-Contents Stalking: a problem behaviour--Stalking as a social construction and social reality--The epidemiology of stalking--The victims of stalkers--Stalking typologies and classifications--The rejected stalker and the resentful stalker--The intimacy seeker and the incompetent suitor--The erotomanias and the morbid infatuations--The predatory stalker--Stalking among juveniles--Female stalkers--Same-gender stalking--Cyberstalking--Stalking by proxy--The law as stalker's agent--Stalking in the workplace--Stalking of health professionals--Stalking celebrities and other public figures--False victims of stalking--Evaluating and managing risk in the stalking situation--The therapeutic approach to the stalker--Reducing the impact of stalking on victims--Defining and prosecuting the offence of stalking. LC Subjects Stalking. Stalkers. Women--Crimes against--Prevention. Other Subjects Stalking--psychology. Crime--prevention & control. Crime Victims--psychology. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-312) and index. Dewey class no. 362.88 NLM class no. 2008 N-788 WM 176 M958s 2009 National bib agency no. 101472107 Other system no. (OCoLC)226279639 (OCoLC)ocn226279639 Invalid system no. (OCoLC)232980837