NCJ Number
232308
Journal
Victims & Offenders Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: April 2006 Pages: 47-60
Date Published
April 2006
Length
14 pages
Annotation
This article reviews 60 cases from prosecutor's files in two New Jersey counties.
Abstract
These cases are used to examine and help better define the phenomena of stalking. Selected sample case examples are presented and described in regard to the typology of stalking behavior originally proposed by Dziegielewski and Roberts (1995). Based on these cases, application, modification and refinement of the typology criteria are suggested. The critical need for crisis intervention protocols and specialized anti-stalking units and training are emphasized. It is hoped that this information will help the criminal justice and forensic professional to better understand, assess the dangerousness of, and intervene rapidly and effectively in the phenomena of stalking, and to provide technology to protect victims. (Published Abstract)