Domestic Violence and Stalking Behaviour: The need for criminalizing emotional and psychological woman abuse

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Domestic Violence and Stalking BehaviourThe
need for criminalizing emotional and
psychological woman abuse

• Dr. Julian Hermida

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Domestic Violence and Stalking Behaviour

• The problem and context.
• Characteristics of perpetrators.
• The criminal harassment offence.
• Typical behaviour and impact on victims.
• Lack of protection to victims.
• Proposed solutions and conclusions.

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The Problem and Context

• The problem.
• Context.
• Reasons to criminalize stalking behaviour.

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Characteristics of Perpetrators

• Gendered crime.
• Categories of stalkers.
• The domestic violence stalker.

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The Criminal Harassment Offence

• Moral panic.
• The definition of the crime.
• Social harm.

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Typical Behaviour and Impact on Victims

• The behaviour of domestic stalkers.
• Impact on victims.

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Lack of Protection to Victims

• Inadequacy of the criminal harassment offense.
• Inadequacy of other offenses.

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Proposed Solutions and Conclusions

• Different alternatives for law reform.
• Proposed solutions.
• Conclusions.

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