False Victimization Syndromes in Stalking

Mohandie, Kris; Hatcher, Chris; Raymond, Det. Douglas

doi:10.1016/b978-012490560-3/50031-1

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“…Second, it is possible that some of the cases were based on false claims of victimization. According to previous research, false allegations occur in less than 1% of stalking cases (Mohandie, Hatcher, & Raymond, 1998). Hopefully, the fact that these cases were drawn from a sample with a court ruling of the issuance of the RO further decreases such a possibility.…”

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Stalking actions, prior offender‐victim relationships and issuing of restraining orders in a Finnish sample of stalkers

Häkkänen

Hagelstam

Santtila

2003

Legal Criminol Psychol

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Purpose. Various stalking styles were first clustered by using multidimensional scaling (MDS), and then different stalking styles were analysed against prior restrainee‐victim relationship and violation of the restraining order. Methods. The court and police files of a random sample of 240 Finnish stalking cases, in which a restraining order had been issued, were content analysed for the existence of 30 dichotomous stalking action variables. MDS was performed in order to identify different stalking styles. Results. The solution of a multidimensional scaling analysis suggested three distinct structural themes for the actions: instrumental/pursuit, instrumental/ manipulation and expressive/violence. The themes were partially associated with the nature of the prior victim‐restrainee relationship. In all, 35% of the restrainees violated the restraining order. No significant associations were found between violating the restraining order and restrainee, victim or circumstantial characteristics. Violation correlated significantly with the action themes instrumental/pursuit and expressive/violence. The number of stalking actions was also significantly higher for the stalkers who violated the restraining order. In addition, in all of the cases where the victim had voluntarily met with the restrainee, the restraining order was violated. Among the violators, the proportion of restrainees employing violent stalking actions and threats significantly decreased following the issuing of the restraining order. Conclusions. The results suggest that stalking can be interpreted thematically. Violation of the restraining orders is associated with certain stalking themes and the number of stalking actions. Further violence is decreased by the issuing of the restraining orders. Restraining orders playa significant role in victim protection and intervention.

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Stalking actions, prior offender‐victim relationships and issuing of restraining orders in a Finnish sample of stalkers

Häkkänen

Hagelstam

Santtila

2003

Legal Criminol Psychol

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“…The researchers identified the following characteristics as possible markers of false allegation stalking: convoluted account of offender behavior that cannot be verified; a lack of consistency and plausibility in the description of the offense that is present in actual cases; engagement with multiple therapists; repeated insistence of truth telling; and a likelihood to ask for help in much earlier stages than actual victims. Mohandie et al (8) identified similar factors and also noted the increased likelihood of there being a false allegation following a significant life stressor. Further, they found a lack of substantiated details of the alleged offense also raises heightened concerns of there being a false allegation.…”

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“…There have been a limited number of studies conducted on false allegations, with the majority of these studies having focused on false allegation of rape (4–6) and, to a lesser extent, stalking (8–9). In the studies examining false allegation in rape cases, similar motivational factors were identified.…”

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Characteristics of False Allegation Adult Crimes

McNamara

McDonald

Lawrence

2012

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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The purpose of this study was to identify common factors in false allegation adult crimes, by examining the dynamics involved in 30 confirmed false allegation cases. The authors conducted a comprehensive review of these adjudicated cases and then completed a collection instrument to capture offender demographics, offense characteristics, and motive. The results indicated that most false allegation crimes were committed by women (73.3%) and Caucasians (93.3%). Data indicated that more interpersonally violent allegations were primarily motivated by attention/sympathy needs (50.0%), whereas more impersonal offenses involved other motivations such as providing an alibi (16.7%) or profit (13.3%). Offenders tended to be younger, high school graduates with no higher education (43.3%). A total of 23.3% of offenders had a prior criminal history. Male offenders appeared as likely as women to be motivated by attention/sympathy; however, men tended to select more violent, nonsexual offenses (e.g., attempted murder) than women.

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“…A small proportion of those claiming to be victims of stalking prove to be false victims, either as a consequence of conscious fabrications or serious psychopathology (Mohandie et al, 1998;Pathé et al, 1999) (see Box 1). On occasion, stalkers accuse their victim of stalking them, often in retaliation but also to maintain contact with the victim through the legal system.…”

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Management of victims of stalking

Pathé¹,

Mullen²,

Purcell³

2001

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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Victims of stalking are a diverse group, but most individuals who are subjected to the persistent pursuit of a stalker, regardless of age, gender or socioeconomic background, experience fear. Some suffer profound distress and lifestyle disruptions, and many experience a decline in their psychological and physical well-being. Stalking is not uncommon in today's society and there is evidence to suggest its incidence is increasing (Budd & Mattinson, 2000). It is therefore anticipated that the victims of these behaviours will be presenting to law enforcement and health professionals in ever-expanding numbers. The efficacy of the interventions they receive will determine whether they can reclaim their lives and premorbid functioning or whether, through ignorance, they are condemned to continuing torment and chronic disability, to the detriment of society as a whole.

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False Victimization Syndromes in Stalking

Cited by 12 publications

References 11 publications

Stalking actions, prior offender‐victim relationships and issuing of restraining orders in a Finnish sample of stalkers

Stalking actions, prior offender‐victim relationships and issuing of restraining orders in a Finnish sample of stalkers

Characteristics of False Allegation Adult Crimes

Management of victims of stalking

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