Safety for Stalking Victims: How to save your privacy, your sanity, and your life (Paperback)

by Lyn Bates (Author)
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"...an essential guide for victims of this crime, offering practical and readable must-have information for self-preservation and protection." -- Doreen Orion, M.D., forensic psychiatrist, author

Product Description
If you are being stalked, or if you are concerned about someone who is the target of this potentially very dangerous crime, safety should be at the top of your priority list. Being the target of an obsessed person is a frightening experience. But it isn't necessary to live in fear. Learning how to be safe is the key.

This book explains what stalking is, how to keep it from overwhelming your life, what is known about evaluating a stalker’s potential to turn violent, and how to keep the situation from becoming worse, while being ready for anything. Using scenarios based on real stalking cases, this book overflows with detailed, practical strategies to put you in control of your life, and let you break the cycle of terror.

"As both a sworn police officer for over 25 years and as a self-defense instructor, I found Lyn Bates’ Safety for Stalking Victims absolutely on point. It is invaluable for anyone "in the situation" but it is more than that. It should be read by any potential victim beforehand...and it is "must reading" for the kind of strong women and men to whom future victims will turn when they are in trouble."
—Massad Ayoob, Trainer

"Safety for Stalking Victims is an essential guide for victims of this crime, offering practical and readable must-have information for self-preservation and protection."
—Doreen Orion, M.D. Forensic psychiatrist, author of I Know You Really Love Me: A Psychiatrist’s Account of Erotomania, Stalking and Obsessive Love

"Safety for Stalking Victims is truly one of the most extensive and practical publications written to assist victims not only to understand the problem, but to find practical solutions. Very well written! Easy to read and understand."
—Michael Scott, author How to Lose Anyone Anywhere

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Product Details

• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: IUniverse (June 26, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595181600
• ISBN-13: 978-0595181605
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #758,201 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable and Meticulous Resource on Stalking, November 27, 2001

By	"waguns" (Buffalo, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This book is a well written guide for anyone involved in the trauma of stalking--and not just the kind you see in those lame TV movies. In addition to providing victims with checklists, how-tos and what-not-to-dos, this would also be a good book for anyone who who knows someone in trouble--significant others, co-workers, family and friends. Bates' opinions are backed up with no-nonsense reasoning and this would also be an excellent book for anyone who writes fiction and wants to use a stalking plot. Each chapter builds the "story" of stalking, from recognizing its signs to coming away safe and each is presented in a useful way, highlighting action items the victim can take to stay safe.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lyn Knows her Subject!, August 21, 2008

By	Skip Coryell (Holland, Michigan) - See all my reviews

I ran across this book while writing my latest novel. One of my main characters was being stalked by a serial killer and I needed to know how stalkers operate. Lyn's book told me all I needed to know. I highly recommend it.

--Skip Coryell--
Author of "Blood in the Streets: Concealed Carry and the OK Corral"
Blood in the Streets