Stalking: Surviving the Hidden Terror [Paperback]

Paula LaRue (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 5, 2000

Stalking: Surviving the Hidden Terror explains stalking, how to avoid becoming a victim, and what to do if you are being stalked. It will explore the role and process of the police and the judicial system. It will examine the reaction of friends, family, the police, co-workers and even victims themselves. It tells the real life stories of actual stalking victims who are winning the battle against their stalkers. People who, against all odds, refused to give up control their lives.

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About the Author

Paula LaRue, M.S., is a security specialist with more than twenty years' experience in security and safety strategies. A pioneer in stalking research of ordinary citizens in Michigan, a criminal justice/security instructor, Paula LaRue has long advocated the need for new dimensions of awareness in stalking situations. As a practicing instructor and researcher, her open acknowledgement of the crime of stalking has put her on the cutting edge of those who are just beginning to realize that stalking is a growing problem.

Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: Insight Pub Co (May 5, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885640625
• ISBN-13: 978-1885640628
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,352,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Start, June 7, 2001

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Lawrence Jackson (Detroit, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stalking: Surviving the Hidden Terror (Paperback)

Violence and personal relationships are popular topics today. But some books seem to miss the mark. Some seem overly sentimental, focusing on softer 'healing' aspects of sharing tragic incidents. Others can be overly technical sanitizing a traumatic and potentially deadly issue.

In Stalking: Surviving the Hidden Terror, Paula LaRue does neither. Using a case study format she lays out balanced basic coverage of stalking and it's very personal effects on victims and their loved ones.

LaRue addresses the mechanics, of stalking as well as offering good basic precautions to help avoid becoming a target. She also goes beyond the limits observed by some authors, by including positive examples and case studies that show how specific tactics and actions successfully addressed stalking incidents.

A quick and easy read, Stalking: Surviving the Hidden Terror is an excellent book to introduce someone to the complicated topic of stalking.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Power of Knowledge, August 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Stalking: Surviving the Hidden Terror (Paperback)

Can one become a victim before a faint realization, much less a complete awareness of the ongoing crime? According to the author of Stalking: Surviving the Hidden Terror, yes, if this crime is stalking.

I have tasted a certain amount of this "unwanted attention" myself - attention, which even in its mild form poisoned everything it touched. When such a meaningful thing as an expression of love becomes horrifying and leaves one's heart pounding with fear, life suddenly becomes a fight, where the only means of defense is your Power of Knowledge.

The truth is that not many people realize when the line is crossed, and even fewer can label it as stalking. After Laura Blake's case which, in my mind, was an official acknowledgment of this crime (the movie Stalking Laura was made shortly afterwards), Paula LaRue's book is an official guide to how to protect yourself from becoming "Laura." It is official in more than one way. True stories of surviving, the stalker's profile based on the detailed psychological analysis, legal standings of the crime and rules of law, including citation of relevant statutes in different states and, finally, practical tips on how to deal with the situation, make this book a valuable anti-stalking tool.