The Wheel of Change Moves On: Assessing the Severity of Stalking Behavior

Stalking is a significant social issue. The inconsistency as to what defines stalking has resulted in the creation of different methods to measure the crime. However, there has been minimal work done that assesses the severity of individual stalking behaviors. The aim of the present study was to ass...

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Main Author: Stefanska, Ewa B. (Author)
Contributors: Longpré, Nicholas ; Harriman, Rekayla S.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 15/16, Pages: NP14672-NP14694
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Keywords:
behavioral indicators
Scale
Severity
Stalking
Violence

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