Stalking and Violence.
The three widely known stalker classifications assist in categorizing stalkers, which allows for better management of violence risk. Although 80% of stalking is done by men, women also engage in stalking, and their violence risk should not be underestimated. Juvenile stalkers do exist and juvenile stalking is also associated with violence. Clinicians can become a victim of stalking and may become victims of stalking by proxy, a special type of stalking behavior where the stalker involves other people or agencies to communicate with or track their victim. A careful stalking violence risk assessment is essential in the intervention and risk management process.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma, 920 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, #WP3470, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. Electronic address: britta-ostermeyer@ouhsc.edu.
Britta
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Ostermeyer
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland Hospital Support Building, Room 12-003, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand.
Susan Hatters
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Friedman
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard School of Medicine, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Renee
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Sorrentino
Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, 2nd Floor - Forensics, 1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7K4, Canada.
Brad D
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Booth
D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D055807:Stalking / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology
Classification; Health care providers; Juveniles; Risk management; Stalking; Violence; Violence risk assessment; Women