First published in 2001, The Criminalisation of Stalking fills a much-needed gap by drawing upon a range of methodologies to present a thorough examination of the way in which stalking became perceived as a pressing and prevalent social problem in need of legal intervention.

Emily Finch is a criminologist and criminal lawyer with extensive experience in criminological research. Her first book The Criminalisation of Stalking won a Cavendish Book Prize in 2001.

Acknowledgements Table of Cases Table of Legislation 1. What is Stalking? 2. The Characteristics of Stalking 3. The Social Construction of Stalking 4. Remedies Prior to the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 5. Judicial Expansion of the Law 6. The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 7. An Evaluation of The Legal Response to Stalking Appendix I: Case Histories Appendix II: First Contact Information Bibliography Index