Citation

Melton HC. Crim. Justice Rev. 2000; 25(2): 246-262.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Georgia State University Public and Urban Affairs, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/073401680002500206

PMID

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Abstract

Stalking is a phenomenon increasingly targeted as a problem in need of social and legal control. Although, to date, the focus on stalking has been on incidents between strangers, recent research has shown that the majority of stalking incidents involve individuals who are acquainted or who are or have been intimates, with a high correlation between stalking and domestic violence. The following essay is a review of the research on stalking. Emphasis is placed on providing a new direction for future policy and research on stalking, and on the conclusion that research needs to focus on the link between domestic violence and stalking and the impact of criminal justice intervention.