Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures: A Psychological and Behavioral Analysis

by J. Reid Meloy, Lorraine Sheridan, Jens Hoffmann

Book Overview

Public figures require attention, whether from a constituency 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195326385
• ISBN13: 9780195326383
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"