Violent Stalkers. Detecting Risk Factors by the Police

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-291

  Groenen, Anne ^a,c   Vervaeke, Geert ^b  

^a Leuvens Institute of Criminology   (Belgium)

^b High Council of Justice   (Belgium)

^c LINC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Detection; Police; Risk factors; Stalking; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350028305     PISSN: 09281371     EISSN: 15729869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10610-009-9103-1     Document Type: Article

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