title: Investigating stalking crimes.
abstract: 1. Three types of stalkers that are identified in this crime classification are the non-domestic stalker who may know the target through social contact or from a random meeting in a public place; the domestic stalker who may be known to the target and had a close personal relationship with the target; and the erotomania stalker whose target is typically a public figure. 2. Stalking is conceptualized on a continuum from nondelusional to delusional behavior. 3. Classification of a crime is the first step in the investigative process.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology