Stalking
From the psychiatrical or criminological point of view, stalking is malevolent and intentional chase and molestation of another person (a victim) whose safety is threatened by the stalker. In general stalking includes several different kinds of chasing about the victim.
Main features of stalking:
• The victim is bothered about unwanted attention (bothered by the stalker)
• The stalker repeatedly contacts the victim via mail, e-mail, phoning, texting, sending presents (Content of the messages can be nice or merry, but also offensive and intimidating. It is quite common that at first the messages are nice in order to gain the victim’s attention and contact, but then it usually changes into offences, threats, etc.)
• The stalker physically threatens the victim (waiting for the victim in front of her/his house; scratching the paint of the victim’s car; threat of violence or death, etc.)
Who are stalkers?
Stalker is a person who is happy if s/he can torment somebody.
There can be three situations:
• The victim knows the person and also knows that s/he is the stalker (probable stalker: ex-partner, colleague, acquaintance…)
• The victim knows the person but does not know that the person is the stalker (probable stalker: ex-partner, colleague, acquaintance, neighbor …)
• The victim does not know the stalker at all (probable stalker: a person who knows the victim via newspapers and media; the victim is usually a celebrity)
Kinds of stalkers:
• REJECTED STALKER (The stalker wants to renew the relationship with the victim. The victim probably is her/his: ex-partner, family member, colleague…)
• INTIMACY SEEKER (The stalker wants to start a relationship with the victim – usually a celebrity. But s/he would be satisfied also by being accepted and respected by the celebrity/victim.)
• INCOMPETENT SUITOR (The stalker wants to have an affair or a date with the victim. Mostly just sexual reasons.)
• RESENTFUL STALKER ( The stalker chases about the victim in order to revenge because s/he feels harmed by the victim. S/he wants to control and have power over the victim.)
• PREDATORY STALKER (The stoker’s behaviour is sexually aggressive. S/he collects information about the victim and fantasize about attacking the victim.)
Self-defence (from stalkers):
-Do not reply to their mails, etc.
-Keep pepper spray with you
-Do not go out alone
-Do not go to work/home using your usual path
-Contact police.
More info: http://www.trosky.cz/stalking/stalking.htm
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalker_(osoba)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalking
Main features of stalking:
• The victim is bothered about unwanted attention (bothered by the stalker)
• The stalker repeatedly contacts the victim via mail, e-mail, phoning, texting, sending presents (Content of the messages can be nice or merry, but also offensive and intimidating. It is quite common that at first the messages are nice in order to gain the victim’s attention and contact, but then it usually changes into offences, threats, etc.)
• The stalker physically threatens the victim (waiting for the victim in front of her/his house; scratching the paint of the victim’s car; threat of violence or death, etc.)
Who are stalkers?
Stalker is a person who is happy if s/he can torment somebody.
There can be three situations:
• The victim knows the person and also knows that s/he is the stalker (probable stalker: ex-partner, colleague, acquaintance…)
• The victim knows the person but does not know that the person is the stalker (probable stalker: ex-partner, colleague, acquaintance, neighbor …)
• The victim does not know the stalker at all (probable stalker: a person who knows the victim via newspapers and media; the victim is usually a celebrity)
Kinds of stalkers:
• REJECTED STALKER (The stalker wants to renew the relationship with the victim. The victim probably is her/his: ex-partner, family member, colleague…)
• INTIMACY SEEKER (The stalker wants to start a relationship with the victim – usually a celebrity. But s/he would be satisfied also by being accepted and respected by the celebrity/victim.)
• INCOMPETENT SUITOR (The stalker wants to have an affair or a date with the victim. Mostly just sexual reasons.)
• RESENTFUL STALKER ( The stalker chases about the victim in order to revenge because s/he feels harmed by the victim. S/he wants to control and have power over the victim.)
• PREDATORY STALKER (The stoker’s behaviour is sexually aggressive. S/he collects information about the victim and fantasize about attacking the victim.)
Self-defence (from stalkers):
-Do not reply to their mails, etc.
-Keep pepper spray with you
-Do not go out alone
-Do not go to work/home using your usual path
-Contact police.
More info: http://www.trosky.cz/stalking/stalking.htm
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalker_(osoba)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalking
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