Stalking has been described as psychological rape,the crime of the nineties, a celebrity problem and a media created moral panic. However, no satisfactory definition exists and the challenges which stalking poses to both the legal system and society have yet to be subjected to rigorous academic evaluation. This book redresses this situation by drawing upon a range of methodologies to present a thorough and comprehensive examination of the way in which stalking became perceived as a pressing and prevalent social problem in need of legal intervention and a critical evaluation of the efficacy and sufficiency of the legal responses. Essentially, this book has two objectives. First, to provide a comprehensive account of the process by which stalking came to be regarded as a significant social problem which merited legal intervention and a thorough evaluation of the efficacy of that response. Secondly, to situate this within a wider theoretical context which addresses the role of the criminal law in dealing with social problems and the boundaries of criminalisation. This illustrates how a detailed consideration of a particular issue can inform a wider debate and provide a unique perspective on existing theoretical material. This socio-legal perspective facilitates the utilisation of a range of methodologies which enable the book to challenge the existing conceptualisation of stalking and to present a wider range of potential solutions to this complex social problem.
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Second Prize Winner in the Cavendish Book Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship 2001
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This text is much sought after by many as it provides the first detailed analysis of stalking and how the law has responded to the situation. For such a new crime, Emily Finch discusses how stalking has become established on the statute books and also how well those laws have dealt with the problems. Written in such a clear and thoughful manner, this text is highly informative and intriguing, allowing the reader to formulate their own opinions on the legal debate.
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divisional court, stalking conduct, one stalking victim, knit definable group, relational stalking, discrete criminal offence, termed stalking, many stalking cases, changing media typifications, engender liability, innocuous conduct, star stalking, stalking offences, many stalking victims, revenge stalking, stalking campaign, stalking behaviour, silent telephone calls, indirect harassment, stalking legislation, persistent telephone calls, nuisance telephone calls, immediate unlawful violence, psychiatric harm, domestic violence legislation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harassment Act, The Criminalisation of Stalking, Court of Appeal, The Times, Offences Against the Person Act, House of Lords, Deb Vol, Lord Steyn, Home Office, The Guardian, Law Commission, Anthony Burstow, Daily Telegraph, Telecommunications Act, British Crime Survey, Malicious Communications Act, Stalking Bill, The Social Construction of Stalking, The Independent, Swinton Thomas, Sir Thomas Bingham, The Characteristics of Stalking, Public Order Act, Judicial Expansion of the Law, Family Law Act Browse Sample Pages:
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divisional court, stalking conduct, one stalking victim, knit definable group, relational stalking, discrete criminal offence, termed stalking, many stalking cases, changing media typifications, engender liability, innocuous conduct, star stalking, stalking offences, many stalking victims, revenge stalking, stalking campaign, stalking behaviour, silent telephone calls, indirect harassment, stalking legislation, persistent telephone calls, nuisance telephone calls, immediate unlawful violence, psychiatric harm, domestic violence legislation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harassment Act, The Criminalisation of Stalking, Court of Appeal, The Times, Offences Against the Person Act, House of Lords, Deb Vol, Lord Steyn, Home Office, The Guardian, Law Commission, Anthony Burstow, Daily Telegraph, Telecommunications Act, British Crime Survey, Malicious Communications Act, Stalking Bill, The Social Construction of Stalking, The Independent, Swinton Thomas, Sir Thomas Bingham, The Characteristics of Stalking, Public Order Act, Judicial Expansion of the Law, Family Law Act Browse Sample Pages:
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