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To establish a structured framework for categorizing interpersonal stalking behaviors and evaluating incident outcomes to guide safety and management strategies.

December 1, 1996Journal of Interpersonal Violence

A Typology of Interpersonal Stalking

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JWJim WrightPublic Health Ontario ABAllen G. BurgessBoston College ABAnn Wolbert BurgessBoston College

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Pilot study uncovers a classification typology and incident checklist across stalking cases, suggesting improved victim protection and risk management.

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To establish a structured framework for categorizing interpersonal stalking behaviors and evaluating incident outcomes to guide safety and management strategies.
Administered an initial 148-item questionnaire to stalking victims (N=10) to develop a refined 46-item Stalking Incident Checklist based on law enforcement experience.
Pilot-tested a multidimensional stalking typology across case files (N=30) evaluating relationship nature, communication content, aggression level, stalker motive, victim risk, and case outcomes.
Produced a streamlined 46-item checklist designed to assist clinicians, investigators, and judicial personnel in standardizing stalking case evaluations.
Delineated stalking dynamics across domestic versus nondomestic contexts, delusional versus nondelusional communications, and low, medium, or high aggression tiers to inform victim safety and perpetrator containment.

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Wright et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a98fc6f2f1fc3f3d1aefeff https://doi.org/10.1177/088626096011004003

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Pilot study uncovers a classification typology and incident checklist across stalking cases, suggesting improved victim protection and risk management.

A Typology of Interpersonal Stalking

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A Typology of Interpersonal Stalking

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