ABSTRACT
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 3 Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Stalkers and Stalking?
No One Particular Profile of a Stalker................................................... 6 More Than One Type of Stalker ............................................................ 6 Erotomania-Type Stalker ........................................................................ 9 Love Obsessional-Type Stalker ............................................................. 10 Stalkers, Threats, and Dangerous Stalking Days ................................. 11 Simple Obsessional-Type Stalker ......................................................... 11
Threat Assessment and Evaluation: Prevention, Prediction, and Intervention.................................................................................... 12 Threat Assessment of Potential Harm ................................................. 13
Legislative Statutes Stalking the Stalker in His Tracks ................................. 14 Conclusion....................................................................................................... 15 Bibliography .................................................................................................... 16 About the Contributing Authors ................................................................... 18
Stalking, an age-old phenomenon, was discussed in the ancient writings of Hippocrates, researched extensively in the early 20th century by French psychiatrist G.G. de Clerambault, given notoriety with the tragic death of former Beatle John Lennon, and viewed as
Fatal Attraction
in local theaters across the nation. Stalking is unique as the repetitive, harassing, long-term course
of conduct and behavior reflects the internal dynamics of the stalker’s motivating mental disorder. Furthermore, the investigation of stalking can be very complex and quite difficult.
