Stalking: Victims' and professionals' views of legal and institutional treatment

Estiarte, Carolina Villacampa; Paisal, Marc Salat

doi:10.1016/j.ijlcj.2019.100345

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“…Another victim was terrified after being informed that the police had accidentally provided her offender (who was a stranger) with her personal details on his initial bail conditions. The finding that there is a great degree of dissatisfaction amongst stalking victims with the UK courts service is consistent with those of previous studies (Korkodeilou, 2017; Van der Aa & Groenen, 2011; Villacampa & Salat, 2019). This builds a case for providing an adequate service to support stalking victims through the CJS.…”

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Risk Management in Stalking Victims: A Multi-Agency Approach to Victim Advocacy

Jerath

Tompson

Belur

2020

J Interpers Violence

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A pilot Multi-Agency Stalking Intervention Programme (MASIP), introduced in three police forces in England, provided among a range of interventions, the delivery of safety planning advice, and needs-based support for stalking victims through a bespoke advocacy service. The ultimate aim of MASIP was to equip victims with tools to manage the variety of harms caused by stalking, as well as enable them to access the criminal justice system with adequate support. This study explores the personal needs of stalking victims from the perspectives of stalking victims, advocates and stakeholders involved in the intervention program, as part of a larger evaluation study conducted by the authors. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a total of 10 stalking victims who participated in the MASIP, three advocates who directly interacted with the victims, and 19 MASIP stakeholders involved in the project. Findings revealed that overall, victims believed the advocacy service aided their ability to cope with the realities of stalking. Having a victim advocate as single point of contact made victims’ journey through the justice system easier to navigate, provided them with the emotional support that they required to deal with the harms of stalking and the practical advice offered regarding their personal safety, and allowed them to feel in control of their own risk management. Advocates reported that the multi-agency context helped in risk assessment and ability to design and deliver bespoke support plans, which uniquely improved victims’ engagement with the service. Due to the small size and possibly biased sample, our conclusions must be interpreted with caution.

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Risk Management in Stalking Victims: A Multi-Agency Approach to Victim Advocacy

Jerath

Tompson

Belur

2020

J Interpers Violence

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“…This knowledge is particularly important for police officers as they are, frequently, the frontline responders to combat the problem. Their capacity to effectively respond to the victim's needs will strongly influence the evolution of the case, both in terms of risk and impact (Villacampa & Salat, 2019). On the other hand, for police officers, it may also not be easy to ensure an operationalized interpretation of the law, to determine all the risk factors present in each case, and the best management strategies for dealing with them.…”

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“…In a study carried out in Belgium, Italy, and Slovenia, victims of stalking ranked the police as the worst resource regarding the support received and their perceived inability to take the victim seriously (Galeazzi et al., 2009). In Spain, in a study carried out through semistructured interviews, victims explained they wanted to stop stalking and would prefer protection of themselvers rather than assessed of punishment from the stalker (Villacampa & Salat, 2019). In Portugal, female victims considered police support helpful, while male victims described it as mostly unhelpful (Matos, Grangeia, et al., 2019).…”

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Post break‐up stalking: Police‐officers' perceptions

Mesquita

Gonçalves

Ferreira³

et al. 2022

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Stalking is characterized by persistent unwanted behaviors and can disrupt the lives of victims. Its prevalence has been increasing with time. Due to the recent criminalization of stalking in Portugal and its being an understudied phenomenon, the objective of this study is to assess the perceptions of police officers (n = 1212) about stalking post intimate relationship breakup. We developed an adaptation of the questionnaire "Reasonable Perceptions of Stalking", using vignettes that describe stalking scenarios with the manipulation of severity, and victim and perpetrator sex. The main effects of severity, as well as the victim and the perpetrator's sex, were significant intrasubject variables in the perceptions of stalking and its severity, criminality, victim alert, fear of violence, victim-blaming, and the need for intervention.Participants' sex, previous training, and personal and/or professional experience with stalking were also significant variables concerning participants' perceptions. Our findings show that gender stereotypes are still perpetuated and have important implications for police officer training and intervention.

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Not Just an American Thing: Stalking as a Crime and Social Problem

Korkodeilou

2020

Victims of Stalking

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Stalking: Victims' and professionals' views of legal and institutional treatment

Cited by 7 publications

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Risk Management in Stalking Victims: A Multi-Agency Approach to Victim Advocacy

Risk Management in Stalking Victims: A Multi-Agency Approach to Victim Advocacy

Post break‐up stalking: Police‐officers' perceptions

Not Just an American Thing: Stalking as a Crime and Social Problem

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