Young People,
Stalking Awareness &
Domestic Abuse
A textbook about domestic abuse and stalking among young people in the UK and Ireland
Young People,
Stalking Awareness & Domestic Abuse
A textbook about domestic abuse and stalking among young people in the UK and Ireland
“Young People, Stalking Awareness and Domestic Abuse” offers a nuanced understanding of stalking, coercive control and how to safeguard young people, with a focus on intersectionality and lifestyle settings. In partnership with the Alice Ruggles Trust, this book draws on a wealth of expert contributions including those with lived experience, frontline services such as Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service, charities EmilyTest and Hollie Gazzard Trust, researchers of so-called honour-based abuse and online harms, and forensic psychologists who work with people who stalk. It is preface by the co-founders of the Alice Ruggles Trust.
The book is a vital resource for undergraduate students across criminology, sociology, law, psychology, education, social justice, policing, and forensic psychology, as well as a combination of academic researchers and professionals working within stalking and domestic abuse support and prevention. It closes the gap between academics, education staff, police and professionals working in stalking and abuse services.
“Young People, Stalking Awareness and Domestic Abuse” is edited by Maria Mellins (St Mary’s University, Twickenham), Rachael Wheatley (University of Derby) and Caroline Flowers (Nottingham Trent University). It is published by Palgrave Macmillan, part of Springer Nature. It can be purchased on-line but is freely available to academics and students at institutions registered with Springer Link.
Foreword by Clive Ruggles and Sue Hills
Introduction by Caroline Flowers, Maria Mellins and Rachael Wheatley
Recognising Stalking & Relationship Abuse in Young People
Classifying Stalking Among Adolescents: Preliminary Considerations for Risk Management by Michael Lewis and Rachael Wheatley
Understanding Adolescent Stalking: Challenging Adult Bias Through a Developmental Lens by Rachel Worthington
Stalking in Movies: Could You Be a Victim? by Tine Munk and Rachel Austin
Methods and Behaviours of Stalking and Coercive Control
Stalking in Ireland by Catherine O’Sullivan and Ciara Staunton
The Role of Technology in Stalking and Coercive Control Among Young People by James Banks and Catrin Andersson
Stalking and Coercive Control: Commonly Used Strategies in Honour-Based Abuse Against Young People by Sadiq Bhanbhro
‘Honour’-Based Stalking by Mohammad Mazher Idriss and Rahmanara Chowdhury
Stalking Support Services and Healthy Relationship Education
Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service: Supporting and Engaging Young People by Saeeda Mayat and Louise Neville
‘They Didn’t Want to Upset the Client’: Stalking in Hands-on Occupations by Laura Scarr and Morag Claire Kennedy
The EmilyTest: The Education Sector in Crisis by Fiona Drouet and Poppy Gerrard-Abbott
Exploring Perceptions of Stalking-Like Behaviour for Autistic Young People Within a Neurodivergent and Strengths-Based Framework: Critiquing Relationships, Sex and Health Education Provision by Helen Bovill, Sarah Chicken, Eloise Bovill, Julie Buckland and Kieran McCartan
Improving Public Awareness of Stalking and Domestic Abuse in Young People by Maria Mellins and Clive Ruggles
“Young People, Stalking Awareness and Domestic Abuse” begins with an overview of ways to recognise harmful behaviours, including those carried out online. The discussion then moves on to methods and motivations of stalking and coercive control and the various lifestyle contexts including education environments, young people in the workplace, and the role of the police and frontline support services in tackling these issues.This action-orientated book also includes ‘Key Points’ and ‘Discussion Questions’ in each chapter to direct student learning in the classroom and to create discussion points for wider readers.