This book explores the nature and impact of stalking and criminal justice system responses to this type of abuse based on the experiences and lived realities of victims. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 26 self-defined victims of stalking in England and Wales, it explores the psychological and social effects of this hidden and misunderstood form of interpersonal violence. Korkodeilou's work seeks to improve understanding regarding this type of abuse, contribute to feminist criminology and gender-based violence literature, and expand scholarly knowledge with her research's theoretical, methodological and practical implications. Victims of Stalking will appeal to academics in the fields of victimology, victimisation, gender-based and interpersonal violence, criminal justice system responses to victims and to criminal justice system professionals (e.g. police officers, probation officers, and lawyers).

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Jenny Korkodeilou is Lecturer in Criminology, Department of Law and Criminology, Royal Holloway University of London, England, UK.

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Acknowledgments                                                                                      Chapter 1. Introduction                                                                                                 Chapter 2. Not Just an American Thing: Stalking as a crime and social problem                                  Chapter 3.     Doing qualitative research on stalking victimisationChapter 4.    Stalkers, Modus Operandi and Perceived Motivations   Chapter 5.   'Not the soul I used to be': Changes, Harms and Survival                                            Chapter 6.   'There is no law against anyone staring at your home': Stalking Victims, Criminal Justice System Responses and Social Perceptions                                                                Chapter 7.     Out of the Shadows             Appendix           Index