The dangerous nature of intimate relationship stalking: threats, violence, and associated risk factors

✍ Scribed by Russell E. Palarea; Michael A. Zona; John C. Lane; Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 160 KB
• Volume: 17
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0735-3936
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0798(199907/09)17:3<269::aid-bsl346>3.0.co;2-6

✦ Synopsis

agree that the degree of intimacy of the victim±suspect relationship is an important factor in stalking cases, they have not conducted in-depth analyses of this variable. This study compared 223 intimate (n 135) and nonintimate (n 88) stalking cases managed by the Los Angeles Police Department's Threat Management Unit. A path analysis revealed a signi®cant relationship between the stalkers' intimate versus non-intimate status and violence committed toward persons and property. This relationship was positively in¯uenced by the suspect's level of proximity to the victim and threats toward the victim and property, but not in¯uenced by suspect's criminal, psychiatric, and domestic violence histories. Overall, intimate relationship stalkers used more dangerous stalking behaviors than non-intimate relationship stalkers. Risk factors for assessing dangerousness of stalkers are discussed.