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Frontline Response: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Stalking Behaviours
COVID-19 pandemic lockdown changed the way in which we engage with others and our ability to enjoy free movement away from the confinement of our own homes. Whilst this dramatic change affected everyone, it constituted something much more threatening for victims of stalking, repeatedly targeted by t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9054639/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35528716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11896-022-09514-w |
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author | Short, Emma Bradbury, Paula Martellozzo, Elena Frost, Stewart Bleakley, Paul |
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description | COVID-19 pandemic lockdown changed the way in which we engage with others and our ability to enjoy free movement away from the confinement of our own homes. Whilst this dramatic change affected everyone, it constituted something much more threatening for victims of stalking, repeatedly targeted by those with an obsessive and fixated behaviour. Whilst we know more about the impact of lockdown stalking behaviour, very little is known about how the police and frontline workers are responding to this challenge. This research aims to increase an understanding of stalking in this context. Firstly, it presents a quantitative examination of recorded data on stalking offences provided by all 43 police forces across England and Wales. In addition, it explores the experiences of those working on the frontline who respond to reports of stalking made by victims. A total of 15 in-depth interviews were conducted with twelve police officers from three forces in England, as well as three advocates of victims from two national stalking services. Analyses show that stalking behaviour has increased and evolved to use accessible channels alongside the COVID restrictions. In conclusion, considerable pressure has been placed on frontline workers to adapt and respond not only to increased incidents but also the changes in the nature of stalking behaviour. |
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spelling | pubmed-90546392022-05-02 Frontline Response: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Stalking Behaviours Short, Emma Bradbury, Paula Martellozzo, Elena Frost, Stewart Bleakley, Paul J Police Crim Psychol Article COVID-19 pandemic lockdown changed the way in which we engage with others and our ability to enjoy free movement away from the confinement of our own homes. Whilst this dramatic change affected everyone, it constituted something much more threatening for victims of stalking, repeatedly targeted by those with an obsessive and fixated behaviour. Whilst we know more about the impact of lockdown stalking behaviour, very little is known about how the police and frontline workers are responding to this challenge. This research aims to increase an understanding of stalking in this context. Firstly, it presents a quantitative examination of recorded data on stalking offences provided by all 43 police forces across England and Wales. In addition, it explores the experiences of those working on the frontline who respond to reports of stalking made by victims. A total of 15 in-depth interviews were conducted with twelve police officers from three forces in England, as well as three advocates of victims from two national stalking services. Analyses show that stalking behaviour has increased and evolved to use accessible channels alongside the COVID restrictions. In conclusion, considerable pressure has been placed on frontline workers to adapt and respond not only to increased incidents but also the changes in the nature of stalking behaviour. Springer US 2022-04-30 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9054639/ /pubmed/35528716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11896-022-09514-w Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Society for Police and Criminal Psychology 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article Short, Emma Bradbury, Paula Martellozzo, Elena Frost, Stewart Bleakley, Paul Frontline Response: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Stalking Behaviours |
title | Frontline Response: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Stalking Behaviours |
title_full | Frontline Response: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Stalking Behaviours |
title_fullStr | Frontline Response: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Stalking Behaviours |
title_full_unstemmed | Frontline Response: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Stalking Behaviours |
title_short | Frontline Response: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Stalking Behaviours |
title_sort | frontline response: exploring the impact of covid-19 on stalking behaviours |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9054639/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35528716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11896-022-09514-w |
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