Stalking, threatening, and attacking public figures : a psychological and behavioral analysis / edited by J. Reid Meloy, Lorraine Sheridan, Jens Hoffmann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meloy, J. Reid.

Sheridan, Lorraine.

Hoffmann, Jens, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stalking.

Celebrities.

Fans (Persons).

Crime Victims.

Famous Persons.

Crime--prevention & control.

Criminal Psychology.

Forensic Psychiatry.

Mental Disorders.

Medical Subjects:

Crime Victims.

Famous Persons.

Crime--prevention & control.

Criminal Psychology.

Forensic Psychiatry.

Mental Disorders.

Physical Description:

xvii, 474 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2008]

Summary:

Public figures require attention, whether from a constitutency who votes them in or out of office, shareholders who decide their economic benefit to the corporation, or fans who judge their performances. However, on the periphery of this normal attention resides a very real risk; that of a much smaller group of individuals who lack the ability to discriminate between their own private fantasies and the figure's public behavior. They may be personally insulted by perceived betrayal, fanatically in love due to a perceived affectionate or sexual invitation, or simply preoccupied with the daily life of the public figure. Such individuals may fixate and do nothing more. Others communicate or approach in a disturbing way. A few will threaten. And on rare occasions, one will breach the public figure's security perimeter and attack.

Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures is a comprehensive survey of the current knowledge about stalking, violence risk, and threat management toward public figures. With contributions from forensic psychologists and psychiatrists, clinicians, researchers, attorneys, profilers, and current and former law enforcement and intelligence professionals, this book is the first of its kind, international in scope, and rich in both depth and complexity.

The book is divided into three sections which, in turn, focus upon defining, explaining, and risk managing this increasingly complex global reality. Chapters include detailed case studies, analyses of large quantitative data sets, reflections from attachment theory and psychoanalytic thought, descriptions of law enforcement and protective organization activities, mental health and psychiatric categorizations and understandings, consideration of risk assessment models and variables, victim perspectives, and others.

Contents:

Public figure stalking : the state of the science / J. Reid Meloy, Lorraine Sheridan, Jens Hoffmann

A forensic investigation of those who stalk celebrities / J. Reid Meloy, Kris Mohandie, Mila Green McGowan

The role of psychotic illness in attacks on public figures / Paul E. Mullen ... [et al.]

Homicidal celebrity stalkers : dangerous obsessions with nonpolitical public figures / Louis B. Schlesinger, V. Blair Mesa

On public figure howlers / Frederick S. Calhoun, Stephen W. Weston

Stalking, threatening, and attacking corporate figures / Jens Hoffmann, Lorraine Aheridan

The public figure assassin as terrorist / James Biesterfeld, J. Reid Meloy

Contributions from attachment theory and psychoanalysis to advance understanding of public figure stalking and attacking / Jens Hoffmann, J. Reid Meloy

Celebrities as victims of stalking / Jens Hoffmann, Lorraine Sheridan

Psychopathy and predatory stalking of public figures / Mary Ellen O'Toole, Sharon S. Smith, Robert D. Hare

Two case studies of corporate-celebrity victims : the stalking of Steven Spielberg and Stephen Wynn / J. Reid Meloy, Kris Mohandie

Toward the measurement and profiling of celebrity worship / John Maltby, David Giles

Fanning the flames of fandom : celebrity worship, parasocial interaction, and stalking / Brian H. Spitzberg, William R. Cupach

Operations of the LAPD threat management unit / Jeff Dunn

Risk assessment of public figure stalkers / P. Randall Kropp, Stephen D. Hart, David R. Lyon

Preventing assassination : psychiatric consultation to the United States Secret Service / Robert T.M. Phillips

Offender profiling and celebrity stalking cases / Karl Roberts

Prosecuting celebrity stalkers / Rhonda Saunders, Sean Wainwright

Use of threat assessment for the protection of the United States Congress / Mario J. Scalora, William Zimmerman, David G. Wells

From violent words to violent deeds : assessing risk from FBI threatening communication cases / Sharon S. Smith.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780195326383

0195326385

OCLC:

214064365