Stalking acknowledgement and reporting among college women experiencing intrusive behaviors: Implications for the emergence of a “classic stalking case”

Stalking in College Student Dating Relationships: A Descriptive Investigation

“…Although there exists variability in prevalence rates for college students, it is estimated that between 6 and 27 % of college students report victimization of stalking, either by strangers, acquaintances, or intimate partners (Jordan et al 2007). Consistent with the general population, females report higher prevalence rates of stalking victimization in college than males (e.g., Fremouw et al 1997).…”

“…Amar (2006) found that approximately 20 % of college students reported receiving unsolicited or harassing emails (cyberstalking), and research suggests that males and females do not differ on the prevalence of cyberstalking behaviors (Finn 2004). Moreover, stalking victimization rates appear to be higher in college-aged samples than the general population (Jordan et al 2007).…”

Stalking Victims, Victims of Sexual Violence and Criminal Justice System Responses: Is there a Difference or just ‘Business as Usual’?

“…Still, while the terms 'stalking' and 'stalker' are commonly used and often misapplied in everyday life there is a considerable lack of awareness about what is actually stalking and what it involves not only in the general public but also among criminal justice system professionals and sometimes even victims (Kamphuis et al, 2005;Jordan et al, 2007;Tjaden, 2009). This is largely due to the elusive nature of the behaviour, its different depictions by the media and the lack of a globally accepted definition for the crime of stalking (Jagessar and Sheridan, 2004).…”

Protection Against Pursuit: A Conceptual and Empirical Comparison of Cyberstalking and Stalking Victimization Among a National Sample

“…First, this study uses a large nationally representative sample of adults in the United States to examine stalking and cyberstalking. With few exceptions (Basile et al, 2006;Black et al, 2011;Fisher et al, 2002;Tjaden & Thoennes, 1998), the majority of stalking research has employed small samples from the general population (Johnson & Kercher, 2009) or college student samples of various sizes (Buhi et al, 2009;Jordan et al, 2007;Mustaine & Tewksbury, 1999;Nobles et al, 2009;Patton, Nobles, & Fox, 2010). While these studies offer valuable information about stalking victimization, their external validity is limited.…”

“…Since stalking was first criminalized in the 1990s, researchers have devoted considerable attention to understanding the nature and extent of unwanted pursuit behaviors and their outcomes for victims (Baum, Catalano, Rand, & Rose, 2009;Björklund, Häkkänen-Nyholm, Sheridan, & Roberts, 2010;Coleman, 1997;Englebrecht & Reyns, 2011;Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2002;Jordan, Wilcox, & Pritchard, 2007;Mustaine & Tewksbury, 1999;Nobles, Fox, Piquero, & Piquero, 2009;Spitzberg & Cupach, 2007;Tjaden & Thoennes, 1998). A key issue that researchers have yet to reach consensus on relates to precisely how "cyberstalking" should be defined.…”