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Surviving Stalking

Michele Pathé author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:22nd Aug '02

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This is an accessible 2002 account of the effects of stalking to provide practical guidance for management and prevention.

This is an accessible 2002 account of victim types, stalker types, stalkers' motives, strategies to prevent and overcome stalking, legal guidance, and further resources. It will be of interest not only to victims of stalking, but also to the health and legal professionals who work with them.Surviving Stalking is a practical and comprehensive 2002 survival manual for victims of stalking and related crimes. It offers sound, realistic, practical advice to victims and also gives guidance through each stage of the criminal justice processes in America, Britain and Australia. Using case descriptions, Michele Pathé describes the traumatic effects of stalking, the course of these symptoms, and how best to access psychological care and support. It is the first comprehensive book for a general readership providing a contemporary account of victim types, stalker types, stalkers' motives, strategies to prevent and overcome stalking, and a list of the resources available to victims of stalking. Surviving Stalking will be of great interest not only to those who have been or are being stalked, but also to the health, law enforcement and legal professionals who work with stalkers and their victims.

'It is highly educational and informative in its content … The book … gives sound, practical advice to victims that is easy to follow and universally relevant … The book is well set out, clearly written and important chapters for victims of stalking provide a summary in bullet points at the end of the chapter … easy to read using technical terms, where possible. It will provide good reference information to victims of stalking and is of great educational important to those professionals who may need to deal with victims of stalking in the course of their work.' Journal of Psychological Medicine

ISBN: 9780521009645

Dimensions: 247mm x 175mm x 12mm

Weight: 390g

176 pages