Stalking behaviors within domestic violence

An examination of data from 120 male and female batterers of varied age and marital, educational, and economic status, who attended group treatment for batterers or who were charged with domestic violence from January to February 1996 in a district court setting, produced the following findings: Sta...

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Published in:Journal of family violence 1997-12, Vol.12 (4), p.389-403
Main Authors: BURGESS, A. W, BAKER, T, GREENING, D, HARTMAN, C. R, BURGESS, A. G, DOUGLAS, J. E, HALLORAN, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Battered Women
Behaviour
Biological and medical sciences
Domestic violence
Family Violence
Group therapy
Medical sciences
Michigan
Offenders
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Stalking
USA
Victimology
Violence
Women
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Summary:An examination of data from 120 male and female batterers of varied age and marital, educational, and economic status, who attended group treatment for batterers or who were charged with domestic violence from January to February 1996 in a district court setting, produced the following findings: Stalkers tended to live alone, were less likely to be married, not living with children, and used more alcohol than nonstalkers. They also tended to have had a history of prior stalking offenses and of being abused themselves.
ISSN:0885-7482
1573-2851
DOI:10.1023/A:1021931509143