This book addresses domestic abuse and stalking among young people in the UK and Ireland, with a focus on intersectionality and lifestyle settings. In partnership with the Alice Ruggles Trust, this book draws on a wealth of expert contributions including those with lived experience, frontline services such as Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service, charities EmilyTest and Hollie Gazzard Trust, researchers of so-called honour-based abuse and online harms, and forensic psychologists who work with people who stalk. It begins with an overview of ways to recognise harmful behaviours, including those carried out online. The discussion then moves on to methods and motivations of stalking and coercive control and the various lifestyle contexts including education environments, young people in the workplace, and the role of the police and frontline support services in tackling these issues. It is a vital resource for undergraduate students across criminology, sociology, law, psychology, education, social justice, policing, and forensic psychology, as well as a combination of academic researchers and professionals working within stalking and domestic abuse support and prevention. This action-orientated book also includes 'Key Points' and 'Discussion Questions' in each chapter to direct student learning in the classroom and to create discussion points for wider readers.

About the Author

Maria Mellins is Associate Professor in Criminology at St Mary's University, UK. She is also Trustee for the Alice Ruggles Trust, Independent Stalking Advocacy Caseworker (ISAC), and Sexual Violence Liaison Officer for Universities (SVLO).

Rachael Wheatley is a BPS chartered and HCPC registered forensic psychologist, with extensive practice experience, who is an independent practitioner and forensic psychologist practitioner programme lead at the University of Derby, UK, and Trustee for the Alice Ruggles Trust.

Caroline Flowers is a BPS chartered and HCPC registered forensic psychologist and is an independent practitioner working in a range of forensic settings. She is also a senior lecturer in psychology at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), UK, and is the course leader for the Doctorate in Forensic Psychology.

Book Information
ISBN 9783031323782
Author Maria Mellins
Format Paperback
Page Count 302
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Springer International Publishing AG