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040 _aAFVC
100 _aBackes, Bethany L.
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245 _aThe criminal justice system response to intimate partner stalking :
_ba systematic review of quantitative and qualitative research
_cBethany L. Backes, Lisa Fedina and Jennifer Lynne Holmes
260 _bSpringer,
_c2020
500 _aJournal of Family Violence, 2020, 35: 665–678
520 _aIntimate partner stalking (IPS) is a significant public health and public safety issue, yet it remains a largely understudied area especially related to effective practices for victim engagement and response. This study uses systematic review methods to assess the range of criminal justice responses to IPS victimization and the extent to which these responses are successful in promoting survivor safety, well-being, and justice. Multiple scholarly and gray-literature databases were searched to locate studies on criminal justice responses to IPS. Over 336 records were reviewed dating back to 1993 and screened for inclusion in the study, resulting in a final sample size of 22 studies. Findings identify both formal and informal strategies used by the criminal justice system to address IPS. However, pervasive barriers exist including a lack of knowledge and training on stalking, difficulties in investigation and prosecution, and negative perceptions of victims. Successful strategies for mitigating IPS were linked to increased training of law enforcement and prosecution and the granting and enforcement of civil protective orders. Complexity of charging decisions was identified as a challenge for criminal justice entities and methodological and definitional issues make stalking a difficult area to study. Despite numerous barriers in effectively responding to victims of IPS, recommendations for improving responses across the criminal justice system include enhanced training and periodic refreshers across criminal justice entities, coordinated reviews of IPS cases, and better incorporation of the stalker’s criminal history to strategically pursue charges. (Authors' abstract). Record #6920
650 _aCRIMINAL JUSTICE
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650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aPROTECTION ORDERS
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650 _aSTALKING
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650 0 _aSYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
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650 _aTRAINING
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651 _aINTERNATIONAL
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700 _aFedina, Lisa
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700 _aHolmes, Jennifer L.
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773 0 _tJournal of Family Violence, 2020, 35: 665–678
830 _aJournal of Family Violence
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856 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00139-3
_zDOI: 10.1007/s10896-020-00139-3
942 _2ddc
_cARTICLE