Police-Identified Psychological Distress, Substance Use, and Physical Violence Among Male Intimate Partner Stalkers

Risk factors for stalking violence are not well understood and few studies have examined psychological distress and substance use specifically. This study aimed to assess whether factors extant in police data could predict severity of stalking violence against intimate partner victims. Western Austr...

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Authors: Landwehr, Ebonnie (Author) ; Roberts, Lynne (Author) ; Garratt-Reed, David (Author) ; Maxwell-Smith, Chloe (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2025, Volume: 69, Issue: 9, Pages: 1279-1295
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