Korkodeilou, J. (2015) Stalking Victims, Victims of Sexual violence and Criminal Justice System Responses: Is there a Difference or just ‘Business as Usual? British Journal of Criminology. ISSN 0007-0955
Abstract
Based on the qualitative accounts of 26 self-defined stalking victims, this article examines the experiences of stalking victims with regard to the responses they received from criminal justice system practitioners. These experiences are compared and discussed in relation to the responses victims of domestic violence and rape commonly receive by criminal justice system officials. The discussion reveals the way the experiences of stalking victims with criminal justice system officials parallel the experiences of victims of other forms of sexual violence and points out the meaning of these commonalities. The article concludes by assessing the role of the law in improving the treatment of victims by the criminal justice system and problematizing its potential in bringing about social change.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (ISTD). All rights reserved. |
Keywords: | stalking victims; sexual violence; criminal justice system; law; socio-cultural change |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Law (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2015 15:51 |
Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2016 01:53 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azv054 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/bjc/azv054 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89985 |