Stalking
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| - | '''Stalking''' (from [[Middle English]] ''stalk'': from [[Old English]] ''bestealcian''; akin to Old English ''stelan'' to steal) is a legal term for repeated [[harassment]] or other forms of invasion of a person's privacy in a manner that causes fear to its target. | + | '''Stalking''' is unwanted and/or repeated surveillance by an individual or group toward another person. Stalking behaviors are interrelated to [[harassment]] and [[intimidation]] and may include following the victim in person or monitoring them. The term ''stalking'' is used with some differing definitions in [[psychiatry]] and [[psychology]], as well as in some legal [[jurisdiction]]s as a term for a [[criminal offense]]. |
| - | Statutes vary between jurisdiction but may include such acts as: | ||
| - | * repeated physical following; | ||
| - | * unwanted contact (by letter or other means of communication); | ||
| - | * observing a person's actions closely for an extended period of time; or | ||
| - | * contacting family members, friends, or associates of a target inappropriately; | ||
| - | * [[cyberstalking]] | ||
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| - | According to the United States' National Center for Victims of Crime, one out of every 12 women and one out of every 45 men will be stalked during their lifetime. | ||
| ==Stalking in media and literature== | ==Stalking in media and literature== | ||
| *''[[The Cable Guy]]'': film starring [[Jim Carey]] and [[Matthew Broderick]], a cable installer develops an extreme attachment to a customer; ends up stalking him, believing customer to be a perfect match (intimacy seeker) | *''[[The Cable Guy]]'': film starring [[Jim Carey]] and [[Matthew Broderick]], a cable installer develops an extreme attachment to a customer; ends up stalking him, believing customer to be a perfect match (intimacy seeker) | ||
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| *''[[Play Misty for Me]]'': [[Clint Eastwood]] movie about the erotomanic stalking of a radio celebrity | *''[[Play Misty for Me]]'': [[Clint Eastwood]] movie about the erotomanic stalking of a radio celebrity | ||
| *''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'': book written by [[Gaston Leroux]], Erik (the Phantom) stalks and later kidnaps the singer Christine. (Intimacy Seeker) | *''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'': book written by [[Gaston Leroux]], Erik (the Phantom) stalks and later kidnaps the singer Christine. (Intimacy Seeker) | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| * [[Cyberstalking]] | * [[Cyberstalking]] | ||
| - | * [[Erotomania]] | + | * [[Bullying]] |
| - | * [[Game stalker]] | + | * [[Courtship disorder]] |
| - | * [[Persecution]] | + | * [[Gaslighting]] |
| + | * [[Obscene phone call]] | ||
| + | * [[Obsessive love]] | ||
| * [[Poison pen letter]] | * [[Poison pen letter]] | ||
| + | * [[Querulant]] | ||
| * [[Secret admirer]] | * [[Secret admirer]] | ||
| + | * [[Serial rapist]] | ||
| * [[Surveillance]] | * [[Surveillance]] | ||
| - | * [[Terrorism]] | + | * [[Surveillance abuse]] |
| - | * [[Threat Management Unit]] | + | * [[Vexatious litigation]] |
| - | * [[Violence]] | + | * [[Voyeurism]] |
| + | * [[Zersetzung]] | ||
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Stalking is unwanted and/or repeated surveillance by an individual or group toward another person. Stalking behaviors are interrelated to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person or monitoring them. The term stalking is used with some differing definitions in psychiatry and psychology, as well as in some legal jurisdictions as a term for a criminal offense.
Stalking in media and literature
- The Cable Guy: film starring Jim Carey and Matthew Broderick, a cable installer develops an extreme attachment to a customer; ends up stalking him, believing customer to be a perfect match (intimacy seeker)
- Fatal Attraction: film starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close, man is stalked by a woman with whom he had a brief affair (rejected stalker); A scene in this film is probably the origin of bunny boiler as a synonym for stalker, even though it took over five years to become a widespread allusion.
- Les Miserables: novel by Victor Hugo, with several film adaptations and a Broadway musical; ex-convict Jean Valjean is stalked for years by an obsessed police inspector; Marius displays stalkerish tendencies towards Cosette (he is her secret admirer)
- Play Misty for Me: Clint Eastwood movie about the erotomanic stalking of a radio celebrity
- The Phantom of the Opera: book written by Gaston Leroux, Erik (the Phantom) stalks and later kidnaps the singer Christine. (Intimacy Seeker)
See also
- Cyberstalking
- Bullying
- Courtship disorder
- Gaslighting
- Obscene phone call
- Obsessive love
- Poison pen letter
- Querulant
- Secret admirer
- Serial rapist
- Surveillance
- Surveillance abuse
- Vexatious litigation
- Voyeurism
- Zersetzung
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