RT Article
T1 International perceptions of stalking and responsibility: the influence of prior relationship and severity of behavior
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 41
IS 2
SP 220
OP 236
A1 Scott, Adrian J.
A2 Rajakaruna, Nikki
A2 Sheridan, Lorraine
A2 Sleath, Emma
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885579608
AB This study investigates the influence of prior relationship and severity of behavior on perceptions of stalking and responsibility with a combined sample of 1,080 members of the community from Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Participants were presented with 1 of 12 versions of a hypothetical stalking scenario and responded to scale items regarding the behavior of a male perpetrator toward a female target. Prior relationship and severity of behavior influenced perceptions of stalking and responsibility, and the pattern of findings was consistent across the three countries. The perpetrator?s behavior was perceived to constitute stalking, and necessitate police intervention and a criminal conviction to the greatest extent when the perpetrator and target were portrayed as strangers. In addition, the target was perceived to be the least responsible and the perpetrator was perceived to be the most responsible when they were portrayed as strangers.
K1 just world hypothesis
K1 Perceptions
K1 Prior relationship
K1 severity of behavior
K1 Stalking
DO 10.1177/0093854813500956