Contributors p. xvii Preface p. xix The Psychology of Stalking Definitions p. 2 Incidence and Prevalence of Stalking p. 3 This Book p. 3 Current Findings p. 4 New and Controversial Areas p. 7 Threats p. 7 Cyberstalking p. 10 In Defense of Obsessional Thinking p. 13 The Nature of Stalking Violence p. 14 Psychodynamics and Attachment Pathology p. 18 Final Thoughts p. 21 References p. 21 The Legal Perspective on Stalking Evolution of the First Stalking Law p. 28 California's Current Stalking Law p. 31 Probation and Parole p. 34 Associated Stalking Statutes p. 35 The Federal Stalking Law p. 35 The Crime of Terrorist Threats p. 36 The Madonna Stalking Case p. 37 The Media and the Jury p. 39 Conviction and Sentencing p. 41 Conclusion p. 42 Recent California Case Law p. 43 Stalking Cases p. 43 Terrorist Threat Cases p. 45 References p. 48 Developmental and Social Antecedents of Stalking Attachment Theory p. 52 Object Relations Theory p. 54 Stalking and Attachment p. 56 Early Attachment Disruption--A Predisposing Factor of Stalking p. 57 Adult Recent Loss--A Precipitating Factor of Stalking p. 58 Preoccupied Attachment p. 58 Fearful Attachment p. 60 Dismissing Attachment p. 61 Attachment and Psychopathology p. 63 Psychiatric Features of Stalkers p. 64
Summary p. 65 References p. 65 Psychiatric Diagnosis and the Offender-Victim Typology of Stalking Psychiatric Diagnosis of Stalkers p. 70 The Threat Management Unit p. 75 Stalker-Victim Types p. 76 Simple Obsessional p. 76 Love Obsessional p. 77 Erotomanic p. 78 False Victimization Syndrome p. 79 Review of the Stalking Research p. 79 Current Findings p. 81 References p. 83 The Archetypes and the Psychodynamics of Stalking Was Shakespeare a Stalker?: A Modern Psychodynamic Interpretation of the Dark Lady Sonnets Histrionic Psychodynamics: Sexual Triangles, Jealousy, Competition, Masochism, Inadequacy, and Inhibition Borderline Psychodynamics: Psychological Splitting, Primitive Idealization and Devaluation, and Projective Identification p. 88 p. 89 p. 91 Narcissistic Psychodynamics: Self-Object Confusion, Dependency, and Distortions p. 92 Antisocial and Delusional Psychodynamics: Threats and Predation to Control the Love Object as a Defense against Psychological Decompensation p. 93 Separation/Individuation: Letting Go p. 94 Psychodiagnoses and Psychodynamics of Stalking p. 95 Histrionic Personality Features p. 98 Borderline Personality Features p. 101 Antisocial Personality Features p. 102 Narcissistic Personality Features p. 104 Delusional Personality Features p. 109 Stalking as a "Modern Archetype" of "Violent Attachment" p. 109 References p. 111 The Victims of Stalking Methodology p. 115 Limitations of the Study p. 116 Results p. 117 Men as Victims p. 119 Women as Victims p. 120 Duration p. 120 Perceived Motivations of Stalkers p. 121 Past and Current Stalking p. 123 Demographics of Stalking Victims p. 124 Stalker Demographics p. 127
Stalking Behaviors p. 131 Effects on the Victim p. 133 Conclusions p. 135 References p. 136 Stalking and Domestic Violence Homicide Studies p. 140 Stalking in Battering Relationships p. 142 Identifying Women at High Risk p. 143 Reducing Risk for Battered Women p. 145 Batterer Typologies p. 147 Identifying Dangerous Domestic Violence Stalkers p. 148 The JurisMonitor Project p. 153 Psychological Techniques of Battering p. 154 Conclusions p. 158 References p. 159 The Stalking of Clinicians by Their Patients Case Example 1 p. 165 Case Example 2 p. 166 Case Example 3 p. 167 Case Example 4 p. 168 Case Example 5 p. 168 Case Example 6 p. 169 Case Example 7 p. 170 Case Example 8 p. 170 Case Example 9 p. 171 Summary p. 172 References p. 172 Preventing Attacks on Public Officials and Public Figures: A Secret Service Perspective The Secret Service Exceptional Case Study Project p. 176 Purposes p. 176 Population p. 177 Data Collection p. 179 ECSP Findings p. 181 Myths about Assassins p. 181 Key Observations on Assassins p. 184 Two Case Studies p. 186 Summary and Conclusions p. 189 References p. 191 De Clerambault On-Line: A Survey of Erotomania and Stalking from the Old World to the World Wide Web Nomenclature and Diagnosis p. 195
Primary Erotomania p. 195 Secondary Erotomania p. 197 Other Variants of Erotomania p. 197 Demographics, Dangerousness, and Dynamics p. 199 Demographics p. 199 Dangerousness p. 201 Dynamics p. 204 Stalking p. 205 Case 1 p. 207 Case 2 p. 207 Case 3 p. 207 Management p. 208 Erotomania in Cyberspace p. 209 Case 1 p. 209 Case 2 p. 210 Conclusions and Summary p. 210 References p. 211 Cultural Factors in Erotomania and Obsessional Following Theoretical Framework p. 214 Social Isolation p. 214 Reality Testing p. 215 Loss, Mourning, and Identity p. 215 Case 1 p. 216 Evaluating Culture Shock and Acculturation Stress p. 217 Case 2 p. 218 Treatment Considerations p. 221 Summary p. 222 References p. 223 False Victimization Syndromes in Stalking Review of the Literature p. 227 FVS Physical Symptoms without a Known Physical Cause p. 230 False Crime Reports--General Discussion p. 232 False Victimization Types Most Likely Encountered by Law Enforcement p. 241 FVS Type 2b, Known Perpetrator p. 241 FVS Type 3b, Unknown Perpetrator p. 243 FVS Type 3b, Unknown Perpetrator p. 245 FVS Known and Unknown Perpetrator Types--Case Discussion p. 247 False Victimization Syndrome Descriptors p. 249 Initial Attributions p. 249 Victim Presentation p. 249 Enlistment of Others p. 250
Psychological Data p. 250 Historical Clues p. 251 Suspect Problems p. 251 Motives p. 251 Reporting Rhythm p. 252 Forensic-Medical p. 252 Situational Stressors p. 253 Family Dynamics p. 253 Intuition p. 253 Intervention Suggestions p. 253 Suggestions for Further Research and Investigation p. 254 References p. 255 Stalking, Erotomania, and the Tarasoff Cases Case History p. 258 Criminal Proceedings p. 268 Civil Proceedings p. 268 Assessment of Dangerousness in a Tarasoff Situation p. 269 Summary p. 270 References p. 271 Applying Functional Analysis to Stalking Behavior Definition of Stalking p. 275 Research Commentary p. 277 Functional Analysis p. 280 Principles of Functional Analysis p. 281 Conducting a Functional Analysis p. 283 Applying Functional Analysis to Stalking Behavior p. 284 Functional Analysis of Other Stalking Behaviors of Interest p. 288 Conclusions p. 292 References p. 293 Threat Management of Stalking Cases Case Study p. 298 Engagement and Intake p. 299 Victim Interviews p. 301 Assessment of Subject Communications: The Tapes p. 303 Background Investigation p. 304 Case and Risk Formulation p. 305 Intervention Strategy p. 307 Disposition of Subject p. 309 Decisions about Recommending Further Involvement or Interventions p. 310 Responding to the Most Serious Cases p. 311 Summary p. 311
Appendix p. 312 Sample Listing of Investigative Resources for an In-Depth Background Assessment Investigation p. 312 References p. 314 Index p. 317 Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.