Adolescent stalking: Offence characteristics and effectiveness of intervention orders

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dc.contributor.authorPurcell, Rosemary ; Flower, Teresa ; Mullen, Paul E.
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-22T16:22:35Z
dc.date.available2014-09-22T16:22:35Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractTo date, research on stalking has focused almost exclusively on adults. This paper examines the nature of stalking among adolescents to determine the characteristics of stalkers and their victims and the utility of intervention orders for managing this behaviour. Its findings indicate that a majority of perpetrators are male and almost all victims know their stalker, with prior relationships including ex-school peers, family members, ex-intimate partners and former friends. Threats and physical assaults occur in a majority of these cases and the impacts of adolescent stalking mirror those reported by adult victims, with anxiety and fear both commonly occurring. However, unlike adult stalking which is usually motivated by rejection, adolescent stalking most often occurs in the context of bullying. Intervention orders were granted in almost half of the study cases. Where applications where not granted, half the victims discontinued the application prior to hearing, almost one-quarter of victims did not attend the hearing and the remainder of cases were struck out. While intervention orders are commonly used to curtail stalking, their effectiveness is yet to be established. Longitudinal research which follows youth stalking cases is needed to determine the mental health, social and vocational impacts of stalking; reasons for high rates of intervention order discontinuation by victims; rates of recidivism into adulthood and the impact of intervention orders on offenders. (Author Forward)en_US
dc.identifier.citationPurcell, Rosemary ; Flower, Teresa ; Mullen, Paul E. (2009). Adolescent stalking: offence characteristics and effectiveness of intervention orders. Trends & Issues in Crime & Criminal Justice, 369, 1-6.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.secasa.com.au/assets/Statstics/adolescent-stalking.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1740
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTrends & Issues in Crime & Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectteensen_US
dc.subjectyouthen_US
dc.subjectemotional abuseen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectprevention
dc.subjectInternational Resources
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectresearch
dc.titleAdolescent stalking: Offence characteristics and effectiveness of intervention ordersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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