Reactive stalking: A new perspective on victimisation

The British Journal of Forensic Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-34

  Bocij, Paul ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyberstalking; Domestic violence; Harassment; Hypervigilance; Post traumatic stress disorder; PTSD; Stalking; Victimisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896238793     PISSN: 14636646     EISSN: 20428340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636646200500005     Document Type: Review

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