Identifying risk factors in stalking: A review of current research

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  McEwan, Troy ^a   Mullen, Paul E ^a,b   Purcell, Rosemary ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Stalking

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; CRIME; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; STALKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33845396920     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2006.03.005     Document Type: Review

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