Guest Editor Introduction: Special Issue on Intimate Partner Stalking
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Guest Editor Introduction: Special Issue on Intimate Partner Stalking Bethany L. Backes 1
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Laura Johnson 2 & Judy Postmus 3
# Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract This article introduces a special issue on intimate partner stalking (IPS) focused on the current state of research, practice, and policy on IPS. Articles were solicited for inclusion in this special issue throughout 2018 and underwent multiple rounds of peer review. Nine articles were selected for inclusion in this special issue focusing on innovative research methods and analyses related to IPS and identification of current gaps in research and practice. Practitioner perspectives are also offered across multiple articles. There continues to be a dearth of rigorous research on IPS and this special issue highlights emerging research and recommendations for continued research. Policy and practice implications are discussed throughout with a focus on supporting survivors and holding offenders accountable. Keywords Intimate partner stalking . Intimate partner violence . Stalking . Introduction . Special issue
Guest Editor Introduction Personal Reflections Bethany Backes I am honored and humbled to be a guest editor on this special edition on intimate partner stalking (IPS). Early in my professional career, I directed a victim services component for a statewide non-profit. In addition to supervising advocates, I also had a caseload. The gaps in the system, both civil and criminal, in protecting stalking victims were a constant in our work. Hearing firsthand accounts of survivors being told by the criminal justice system that they
* Bethany L. Backes [email protected] Laura Johnson [email protected] Judy Postmus [email protected] 1
Department of Criminal Justice and School of Social Work, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, HPA 1, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
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School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 390 George Street, Suite 408, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
are “crazy” or “paranoid” made it difficult to keep survivors engaged and motivated to continue seeking assistance. One case, that I recall with clarity, involved a young woman estranged from her boyfriend. She came into the office with dozens of pictures and gifts her ex had been leaving her on her porch. Included were pictures of her walking her dogs at the park, out with friends, inside her house, and t-shirts made of pictures of her and her dogs with derogatory language. His friends and family members followed her places and reported back to him her whereabouts. We immediately went to file a temporary protective order that was granted. I recall seeing true emotion from the judge granting the order who advised the young woman to go to the police as well. A final protective order was eventually granted, but no criminal investigation was ever opened. Unfortuna
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