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Stalkers: Specialists Versus Generalists.

Lorraine Sheridan¹, Martyna Bendlin¹, Paul House²

¹Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

|June 10, 2021

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Most stalking offenders commit other crimes, not just stalking. Many stalkers engage in a broad pattern of antisocial behavior, suggesting interventions should address this wider pattern.

Keywords:

domestic violence offender specialization offenders patterns of offending police data stalking

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Area of Science:

Criminology
Forensic Psychology
Victimology

Background:

Domestic violence (DV) offenders often commit non-domestic offenses.
Stalking frequently originates within domestic violence contexts.
Understanding offender behavior patterns is crucial for effective intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the specialization of stalking offenders in Western Australia.
To assess the prevalence of domestic violence offending among stalking offenders.
To identify co-occurring offenses with stalking.

Main Methods:

Analysis of police data from Western Australia.
Inclusion of 404 individuals identified as stalking offenders (2003-2017).
Examination of offense types and offender specialization.

Main Results:

A minority of offenders specialized solely in stalking.
Most stalking offenders committed a wide range of other offenses against victims and others.
Less than 10% had recorded domestic assaults, but over half violated restraining orders.

Conclusions:

Stalking offenders are often generalists, similar to domestic violence offenders.
Stalking frequently forms part of a broader pattern of antisocial activity.
Intervention strategies solely focused on stalking may be less effective for non-specialist offenders.