Criminalisation of Stalking - Constructing the Problem and Evaluating the Solution

First published in 2001, The Criminalisation of Stalking fills a much-needed gap by drawing upon a range of methodologies to present a thorough examination of the way in which stalking became perceived as a pressing and prevalent social problem in need of legal intervention.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

First published in 2001, The Criminalisation of Stalking fills a much-needed gap by drawing upon a range of methodologies to present a thorough examination of the way in which stalking became perceived as a pressing and prevalent social problem in need of legal intervention.

Product details

• Authors: Emily Finch, Finch Emily
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032704579
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3270457-9
• No. of pages: 364
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; England, Wales, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment, Sexual abuse & harassment, Sexual abuse and harassment, Criminal law: offences against the person, Offences against the person, Wales / Cymru