1st Edition
The Criminalisation of Stalking Constructing the Problem and Evaluating the Solution
By Emily Finch
Copyright 2001
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 2001, The Criminalisation of Stalking fills a much-needed gap 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, as well as providing a critical evaluation of the efficacy and sufficiency of the legal responses.... Read more
Acknowledgements Table of Cases Table of Legislation 1. What is Stalking? 2. The Characteristics of Stalking 3. The Social Construction of Stalking 4. Remedies Prior to the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 5. Judicial Expansion of the Law 6. The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 7. An Evaluation of The Legal Response to Stalking Appendix I: Case Histories Appendix II: First Contact Information Bibliography Index
Biography
Emily Finch is a criminologist and criminal lawyer with extensive experience in criminological research. Her first book The Criminalisation of Stalking won a Cavendish Book Prize in 2001.
