PROTECTING WOMEN FROM THE NEW CRIME OF STALKING: A COMPARISON OF LEGISLATIVE APPROACHES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION DAPHNE PROJECT 05-1/125/W PROTECTING WOMEN FROM THE NEW CRIME OF STALKING: A COMPARISON OF LEGISLATIVE APPROACHES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION FINAL REPORT EXECUTED BY UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA MODENA GROUP ON STALKING IN COOPERATION WITH University of Amsterdam, Department of Clinical Psychology (The Netherlands) Catholic University of Leuven, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology (Belgium) Barnet, Enfield & Haringey, Mental Health Nhs Trust, North London Forensic Service (UK) University of Maribor, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security (Slovenia) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Department de Ciència Politica i de Dret Pùblic (Spain) National Bureau of Investigation of Vantaa, Süomi (Finland) Technical University of Darmstadt, Centre of Forensic Psychology (Germany) FOR THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE DAPHNE II PROGRAMME EUROPEAN COMMISSION-DIRECTORATE GENERAL JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS APRIL 2007 ii This study is the result of a European project supported by the European Commission- Directorate General Justice and Home Affairs. The report was completed in April 2007 (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) Paper copies can be obtained through:
[email protected] A pdf version of the report is available on the website http://stalking.medlegmo.unimo.it The contents of this report represent the views of its authors and not necessarily those of the European Commission. iii Table