Threat Management of Stalking Cases

White, Stephen G.; Cawood, James S.

doi:10.1016/b978-012490560-3/50034-7

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“…They may also tend to exhibit a higher degree of negative affect/emotion towards their victim, given the previous strength of the former relationship. Thus, factors such as obsessional thinking, anger, persecutory thinking, and/or suicidal/homicidal ideation or intent may be important when attempting to predict violence in stalkers (18,29–31). To this end, consistent with earlier research by the author, it is proposed that those perpetrators highly fixated on their victim and those with a higher degree of negative affect towards their victim would be more likely to engage in physical violence against the victim (1).…”

Section: Factors Associated With Violence In Stalkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Differentiating between Physically Violent and Nonviolent Stalkers: An Examination of Canadian Cases

Morrison¹

2008

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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This study is one of a few that empirically investigated factors that differentiated the physically violent stalker from the nonviolent stalker. Using discriminant analysis, 103 Canadian cases of "simple obsessional" stalking were examined. Overall, the success of the model for classifying cases into one of two groups was 81%. Results revealed that the physically violent stalker is more likely to: (a) have a stronger previous emotional attachment toward their victim; (b) be more highly fixated/obsessed with their victim; (c) have a higher degree of perceived negative affect towards their victim; (d) engage in more verbal threats toward the victim; and (e) have a history of battering/domestic abuse towards the victim. Overall, the variables that best differentiate the physically violent stalker from the nonviolent one appear to characterize underlying themes of anger, vengeance, emotional arousal, humiliation, projection of blame, and insecure attachment pathology.

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Section: Factors Associated With Violence In Stalkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Differentiating between Physically Violent and Nonviolent Stalkers: An Examination of Canadian Cases

Morrison¹

2008

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…Several authors have discussed general recommendations regarding the practical management of risk for stalking in various contexts (e.g., Alison and Alison 2005;McCann 2001;Meloy 1997;Meloy 1998;Meloy et al 2008;Mullen et al 2006;Pathé et al 2001;Turner and Gelles 2003;White and Cawood 1998). Although sensible and grounded in practice, these recommendations have several limitations for use by police.…”

Section: Practice Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Do Police Respond to Stalking? An Examination of the Risk Management Strategies and Tactics Used in a Specialized Anti-Stalking Law Enforcement Unit

Storey

Hart

2011

J Police Crim Psych

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How do police respond to and manage complaints of stalking? To answer this question, we conducted a 3-phase study. First, we reviewed the literature to identify risk management tactics used to combat stalking. Second, we asked a group of police officers to review those tactics for completeness and group them into categories reflecting more general risk management strategies. The result was 22 categories of strategies. Finally, we used qualitative methods to evaluate the files of 32 cases referred to the specialized anti-stalking unit of a metropolitan police department. We coded specific risk management tactics and strategies used by police. Results indicated that a median number of 19 specific tactics from 7 general strategies were used to manage risk. Also, the implementation of strategies and tactics reflected specific characteristics of the cases (e.g., perpetrator risk factors, victim vulnerability factors), suggesting that the risk management decisions made by police were indeed strategic in nature. Qualitative analyses indicated that some of the strategies and tactics were more effective than others. We discuss how these findings can be used to understand and use stalking risk management more generally, as well as improve research on the efficacy of risk assessment and management for stalking.

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“…In fact, it is possible that a warning made in haste may actually increase the risk of violence. This phenomenon has been called “the intervention dilemma,” which posits that taking certain courses of action in response to a threat may actually increase the risk of violence, and in some cases, no direct action may be preferable 24 . In some cases, certain responses may actually enflame a threatening patient by challenging or humiliating him.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Credible Threats In Tarasoff Situationsmentioning

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The psychiatrist’s duty to protect

Knoll

2015

CNS Spectr.

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Responding to the California Supreme Court's decision and its related legal obligations in Tarasoff v. Regents of Univ. of California over 30 years ago has become a standard part of mental health practice. This case influenced legal requirements governing therapists' duty to protect third parties in nearly every state in the country. The final ruling in Tarasoff emphasized that therapists have a duty to protect individuals who are being threatened with bodily harm by their patients. This article will provide a brief overview and update on duty to protect legal requirements. Clinical guidelines for addressing threats and the duty to protect will be discussed, along with risk management approaches. The article will conclude with a sample vignette illustrating these principles.

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Threat Management of Stalking Cases

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Differentiating between Physically Violent and Nonviolent Stalkers: An Examination of Canadian Cases

Differentiating between Physically Violent and Nonviolent Stalkers: An Examination of Canadian Cases

How Do Police Respond to Stalking? An Examination of the Risk Management Strategies and Tactics Used in a Specialized Anti-Stalking Law Enforcement Unit

The psychiatrist’s duty to protect

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