Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-119). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att få en djupare förståelse för hurenskilda individer upplever att deras utsatthet för stalking har influeratbeteendemässiga förändringar i deras vardagliga aktiviteter. Ensemistrukturerad intervjuguide användes under djupintervjuer med tioindivider som blivit utsatta för stalking. Resultatet visade på fleraolika beteendeförändringar i vardagen som influerats av utsatthet förstalking. Beteendeförändringarna yttrade sig bland annat underkommunikation med andra människor genom att deltagarna blevförsiktiga, avvisande samt kontaktsökande. Beteendeförändringarnautvecklades även under närvaro på platser genom att individerna blevobservanta, beväpnade sig och undvek särskilda platser. Restriktivaåtgärder var en annan typ av beteendeförändring som främst yttradesig i användning av mobiltelefon och sociala medier. Trots attindividernas beteendeförändringar yttrade sig på olika sätt kan detolkas som att målet med dem var att skydda sig och uppleva trygghet.Rutinaktivitetsteorin användes för att förklara dessabeteendeförändringar där elementet avsaknad av kapabla väktareanvändes i störst utsträckning. Genom att öka kapabla väktare,alternativt undvika situationer där dessa inte fanns, kundebeteendeförändringarna minska risken för att bli utsatt för stalkingeller andra brott. / The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of howindividuals experience that stalking victimization has influencedbehavioral changes in their everyday activities. A semistructuredinterview guide was used during in-depth interviews with tenindividuals who had been victims of stalking. The result showedseveral different behavioral changes in everyday activities influencedby the stalking victimization. The participants changed their behaviorduring communication with other people, which was presented aswariness, rejection and contact-seeking. The behavioral changes alsooccurred in different places by being observant, arming themselvesand avoiding specific places. Restrictive measures was anotherbehavioral change which mainly emerged when the participants usedtheir phones and social media. The behavioral changes varied betweenthe individuals but the main goal was to protect themselves andachieve a sense of safety. The Routine Activity Theory was used toexplain these behavioral changes were the item absence of CapableGuardians was primarily used. By increasing capable guardians,alternatively avoiding situations where they were absent, thebehavioral changes could reduce the risk of being a victim of stalkingor other crimes.

A Abstract of the thesis "The Issue of an Offender's Personality in Criminology" Offender's personality is a summary of various aspects influencing one's behaviour in regards of a set offence. This paper focuses mainly on criminological and psychological aspects of people who commit violent crimes. It summarizes different typologies of offenders, schools of criminal causes, various aspects of personalities, and discusses prevention of criminality in the Czech Republic. In addition, it focuses greatly on stalking from theoretical as well as practical point of view through an extensive case study. The main foundation for this case study is a court case from early 2008, further anonymous due to request of the Municipal Court in Prague. Even though this case took place before stalking was recognised as a criminal offense in the Czech Republic, it served greatly as a foundation for its recognition, and thus plays a vital role. The main research questions of this thesis are a) "Why do people commit violent crimes?", and b) "What are the main intentions behind it?". With deeper understanding of the knowledge of offender's personality and motivation, findings of this paper can serve as a significant tool for prevention of criminal behaviour in society. The major research goal was to conduct the case study, and show...

M.A. / South African society is experiencing high levels of violence against women. Various research studies have been conducted in South Africa and at international universities: they all indicate the presence of violence on campus. The researcher used a quantitative approach to gather information on students‟ perceptions of sexual violence and focused on gender differences and similarities. Both undergraduate and postgraduate students living in residence were invited to participate in the study. Significant findings of the study are that sexual harassment was rampant on this campus. In addition, there are gender differences in the perception of sexual harassment. Both genders agreed that direct, physical violence and electronic harassment both constitute sexual harassment. However, men and women did not agree that non-violent behaviour constitutes sexual harassment. It is noteworthy that some men reported having experienced non-violent forms of sexual harassment. The study established that rape was not common on this campus. Moreover, different forms of non-violent sexual harassment were widespread and that more women than men experienced various forms of sexual harassment on campus. Both male and females perpetrate sexual harassment. However, perpetrators were predominantly male with a significant number being students, academic and non-academic staff members. The majority of students were not aware of the procedure to follow if sexually harassed on campus and were unaware of the universitiy's sexual harassment policy. Males and females preferred talking to a friend about their sexual harassment and seldom used university resources. Sexual harassment occurred all over campus and the researcher strongly recommend that university management commit themselves to dealing with sexual harassment by clearly stating that sexual harassment is not tolerated on campus and introducing measures to address this problem.

Stalking - criminological aspects Abstract The issue of this thesis is the criminological aspects of the crime of stalking in Czech Republic according to section 354 of the Act no. 40/2009 Coll., Criminal Code. The thesis consists of three parts. The first part is focused on the characteristics of the concept of stalking, its criminalization and analysis of the crime of stalking from the point of view of substantive and procedural criminal law. The second part contains knowledge about the personality of stalking perpetrators, several selected typologies of perpetrators and practical advice and recommendations in connection with helping victims of stalking. The last part deals with the threat assessment which stalking perpetrators pose to their victims. Furthermore, it is the focus of the thesis, which is the analysis of the concept of "reasonable concern" in the context of the crime of stalking. The last chapter of this part is devoted to the analysis of 4 cases of stalking from a criminological point of view. The conclusion of the thesis consists of a summary of the most important findings that the author found during her writing. Keywords: stalking/ reasonable concern / threat assessment

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Föreliggande studie undersökte uppfattningar och prevalens av utsatthet för ex-partner stalkning bland universitetsstudenter. Det undersöktes om det fanns skillnader mellan unga män och kvinnor i uppfattningen om stalkning utförd av en ex-partner och hur denna uppfattning relaterar till tidigare utsatthet. En enkät, bestående av ett script och en lista av stalkning-relaterade beteenden, besvarades av 508 respondenter varav 195 var män och 313 var kvinnor mellan åldrarna 19-29 (M = 22,7 , SD = 2,3). Resultaten visade att 168 (33,1 %) respondenter blivit utsatta för ex-partner stalkning. Vidare visade resultaten att kvinnor uppfattade att det var mer troligt att stalkning skulle förekomma i jämförelse med män i samtliga fortsättningar till berättelsen i scriptet. De respondenter som blivit utsatta för ex-partner stalkning uppfattade den utsatta i scriptet som ansvarig för sin egen utsatthet i större utsträckning än de som inte blivit utsatta. Dessa resultat betonar vikten av ökad kunskap och förståelse som kan ligga till grund för förebyggande insatser samt efterföljande stöd. / The present study examined the perceptions and prevalence of ex-partner stalking among university students. It examined whether there were differences between young men and women in the perception of ex-partner stalking and how this perception is related to prior victimization. 508 respondents, of whom 195 were men and 313 were women between the ages of 19-29 (M = 22,7, SD = 2,3), answered a questionnaire, consisting of a script and a list of stalking-related behaviors. The results indicated that 168 (33.1%) respondents had prior experience with ex-partner stalking. Furthermore, the results showed that women perceived that it was more likely that stalking would occur compared to men in all continuations of the narrative in the script. The respondents who had prior experience with ex-partner stalking perceived the victim in the script as being responsible for their own victimization to a greater extent than those who did not have prior experience. These results emphasize the importance of increased knowledge and understanding, which can form the basis for preventive measures and subsequent support.

The border between common and vexation matter of person behaviour we are accustomed to is very slight. The topic of my diploma paper "Vexation at the workplace" becomes very actual and constantly the bigger problem in the contemporary modern society. Everyday mentally terror at the workplace, vexation among the colleagues, systematically made malignancies through which the superiors attack their inferiors (or vice-versa) is a problem that belongs serious incoveniences both to its victims and the company. My diploma paper is above all focused on the sophisticated and malicious area of work-vexation that is called the mobbing. Marginally I mention other forms of vexation and the bossing. I made my exploration at the public service environment as the work-vexation is usually put together with it. Primarily I point the legal and moral side of the mobbing and its psychological and social aspects. Secondarily I mark the mobbing as a job-psychological phenomenon, its influence to the company itself and consequences between it and some modern society trends (teamwork, power, burn-out syndrome, internet technologies). Supposing to become the managers we should make effort to eliminate the mobbing. As only the workplace without the vexation brings the satisfaction that can results in higher level of the work productivity, economic profit and the the incapacity of work decreasement. Thereby the mobbing affects the whole life of its victim and also that anyone of us can become the victim it is necessary to solve this problem urgently and constantly.

Jede 4. Frau und viele Männer in Deutschland haben mindestens einmal häusliche Gewalt erfahren. Auch Kinder sind davon betroffen, indem sie diese Gewalttaten direkt oder indirekt miterleben. Die Broschüre gibt einen Überblick über die Arten der häuslichen Gewalt und Hilfsangebote.