A Meta-Analysis of Violent Stalking Reveals Key Risk Factors and Their Consequences for Risk Evaluation
Keywords:
risk assessment, drug addiction, substance abuse, meta-analysisAbstract
The meta -analysis. An updated quantitative analysis of the literature on violent stalking he method of choice for objectively determining the broad causes of crime is now
is presented in this paper. Based on data from 2,316 participants, we found that almost 35% of stalkers used violent tactics, and nearly 24.4% of victims reported that their stalkers had caused them harm. It was discovered that there are eight major risk variables that are associated with the violent acts of stalking: the stalker's gender, previous intimate relationship, threats, psychosis, personality problem, substance addiction, and criminal background. Future research directions and their implications for risk assessment in stalking are highlighted.
