Stalking Among Domestically Violent Offenders: An Analysis of Police Records

This thesis investigates coercive control and other forms of violence experienced by stalking victims. The results demonstrate that stalkers use many intrusive behaviours to exert power over victims. Many of these behaviours leave no physical trace on the victim, yet they indicate risk of serious ha...

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Main Author: Bendlin, Martyna
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82067
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description This thesis investigates coercive control and other forms of violence experienced by stalking victims. The results demonstrate that stalkers use many intrusive behaviours to exert power over victims. Many of these behaviours leave no physical trace on the victim, yet they indicate risk of serious harm. This suggests the importance of accurate recognition of coercively controlling behaviours that may not leave physical injury, yet place victims at high risk of serious physical and psychological damage.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-820672022-12-15T06:39:13Z Stalking Among Domestically Violent Offenders: An Analysis of Police Records Bendlin, Martyna This thesis investigates coercive control and other forms of violence experienced by stalking victims. The results demonstrate that stalkers use many intrusive behaviours to exert power over victims. Many of these behaviours leave no physical trace on the victim, yet they indicate risk of serious harm. This suggests the importance of accurate recognition of coercively controlling behaviours that may not leave physical injury, yet place victims at high risk of serious physical and psychological damage. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82067 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Bendlin, Martyna
Stalking Among Domestically Violent Offenders: An Analysis of Police Records
title Stalking Among Domestically Violent Offenders: An Analysis of Police Records
title_full Stalking Among Domestically Violent Offenders: An Analysis of Police Records
title_fullStr Stalking Among Domestically Violent Offenders: An Analysis of Police Records
title_full_unstemmed Stalking Among Domestically Violent Offenders: An Analysis of Police Records
title_short Stalking Among Domestically Violent Offenders: An Analysis of Police Records
title_sort stalking among domestically violent offenders: an analysis of police records
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82067