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This monograph examines why stalking victims are offered poor protection and little support by the police. It advocates for the refinement of police methods of recruitment, training and evaluation to combat the effects of patriarchy and gender issues in university criminal justice programs. Using radical feminism, especially its focus on patriarchy, as a guide, criminal justice and non-criminal justice majors were compared to determine what effect acceptance of interpersonal violence, endorsement of sex role stereotypes and adversarial sexual beliefs, as well as various demographic factors, had on endorsement of patriarchy, knowledge of stalking, and attitudes toward stalking. Findings indicate that criminal justice majors tend to be more patriarchal than non-majors, report a better knowledge of stalking (with the exception of those who are white and intend to become police officers), and, with the exception of respondents with military backgrounds, tend to be supportive of stalking victims.

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"""This research work is refreshing as it examines a crime that has not received a lot of research attention: Stalking. It has received even less attention from a radical feminist theoretical approach and I must commend [the author] for his efforts in this respect."" (Prof. Robbin S. Ogle University of Nebraska, Omaha) ""...will serve as an example and model for years to come for others interested in stalking in particular, and feminist criminology and crimes against women in general."" (Prof. Candice Batton University of Nebraska, Omaha)"""

This research work is refreshing as it examines a crime that has not received a lot of research attention: Stalking. It has received even less attention from a radical feminist theoretical approach and I must commend [the author] for his efforts in this respect. (Prof. Robbin S. Ogle University of Nebraska, Omaha) ...will serve as an example and model for years to come for others interested in stalking in particular, and feminist criminology and crimes against women in general. (Prof. Candice Batton University of Nebraska, Omaha)

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