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Criminalization of stalking in Italy: One of the last among the current European member states' anti‐stalking laws
Author(s) -
De Fazio Laura
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.983
Subject(s) - stalking , criminalization , phenomenon , penal code , law , criminology , state (computer science) , political science , sociology , computer science , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics
Abstract This article illustrates the state of knowledge on stalking in Italy from the first scientific review published in 2001 to the recent anti‐stalking law, which became effective in February 2009, introducing a new article in the existing Italian Penal Code. In recent years the interest in stalking has increased progressively, such that it is now possible to find official data on the prevalence of the phenomenon in Italy. At the same time, European research activity has moved from the recognition of the phenomenon to analysis of pathways for a victim's assessment of stalking risk and enactment of legal regulation. The new law is described and analyzed. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.