Partner Stalking Case Study

Partner Stalking

Stalking is the act to pursue or approach stealthily. Therefore, stalking can be described as an unwanted course of action directed toward an individual that prompts fear. Moreover, stalking behaviors are usually dismissed, and hard to recognize because it is an “evolving, continuous, or progressive crime, not static” (Davis & Chipman, 2001, p. 13). Around 80% of people know their stalker (Baum, Catalano, Rand, & Rose, 2009; Spitzberg & Cupach, 2007), and females are the largest targeted by their intimate partners (including boyfriends, ex-boyfriends, husbands, and ex-husbands; Melton, 2000; Sheridan, Blaauw, & Davies, 2003; Spitzberg, 2002a; Spitzberg & Cupach, 2007; Tjaden & Thoennes, 1998). Stalking is a form of abuse through

For the whole 6 months, days were recorded on how the women were distress, had sleep loss, used drugs to cope with stress, and how much money they lost through their tangibles. Results indicated that the 101 women who reported no violations and no stalking after the PO reported that they had distress approximately for 66.32 days, they lost sleep for about 35.68 days, they use of prescription or illegal drugs or alcohol use to reduce the stress and anxiety from the abuse for about 18.07 days, and tangible lost of about 14.84 dollars in the full 6 months than women who did not experienced violations, and women who experienced violations but no stalking. The 54 women who partner violated the PO but did not stalk them stated that their distress approximately for 89.29 days, they lost sleep for about 42.41 days, they use of prescription or illegal drugs or alcohol use to reduce the stress and anxiety from the abuse for about 26.54 days, and tangible lost of about 134.57 dollars. The 51 women who partner violated and stalked them reported that their distress level was approximately for 116.08 days, they lost sleep for about 74.82 days, they use of prescription or illegal drugs or alcohol use

The nature of a relationship break-up or lack of intimacy is a key cause of someone becoming a stalker. People are losing their sanity from being a victim of stalkers. There is a lot of abusive drug use, loss of sleep, distress, anxiety, and tangible lost. This study of stalking within the context of partner violence adds evidence to how harmful the consequences of a partner that stalks. Obviously, stalking is harmful. Although, with this research, individuals can now clearly in depth understand how partner stalking is harmful to victims. Results from this study provide future research and policy development for the protection of stalker