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Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession
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Description for Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession
Paperback. The recent increased focus on high profile stalking cases has led to the raising of public awareness and professional concern, however, only recently has there been substantial scientific research into the area. Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession represents a showcase of contemporary research and theory never before assembled in one book. Editor(s): Boon, Julian; Sheridan, Lorraine. Series: Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JMA; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
The recent increased focus on high profile stalking cases has ledto the raising of public awareness and professional concern,however, only recently has there been substantial scientificresearch into the area.
Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession represents a showcase ofcontemporary research and theory never before assembled in onebook. The contributions which are drawn from the diverse spheres ofpsychology, psychiatry, the police and the law provide acomprehensive picture of what is currently known aboutstalking.
Each of the chapters not only takes stock of existing research, butprovides ground-breaking new insights. Among the topics covered arevictimology, violence risk assessment and ... Read more
The recent increased focus on high profile stalking cases has ledto the raising of public awareness and professional concern,however, only recently has there been substantial scientificresearch into the area.
Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession represents a showcase ofcontemporary research and theory never before assembled in onebook. The contributions which are drawn from the diverse spheres ofpsychology, psychiatry, the police and the law provide acomprehensive picture of what is currently known aboutstalking.
Each of the chapters not only takes stock of existing research, butprovides ground-breaking new insights. Among the topics covered arevictimology, violence risk assessment and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471494591
SKU
V9780471494591
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About Boon
Dr Julian Boon, Chartered Forensic Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester, UK Dr Julian Boon is an accredited Offender Profiler and has recently (Spring 2001) been the star of the Channel 4 series 'The Real Cracker'. Dr Lorrain Sheridan, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester, UK.
Reviews for Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession
"...highly recommended..." (Sexual & RelationshipTherapy, Vol.17, No.4, 2002) "...an excellent collection of chapters...will prove ofequal value to academics, practitioners and policy makers..."(The Psychologist, July 2003) "...It is clearly one of the better single sources of exposureto the stalking phenomenon currently available." (Applied CognitivePsychology, No.17, 2003) "...gives advice on how to cope..." ... Read more