Pathways towards new criminalisation: the case of stalking in Portugal

Célia Ferreira; Marlene Matos; Carla Antunes

doi:10.1007/s10610-017-9346-1

Pathways towards new criminalisation: the case of stalking in Portugal

Célia Ferreira, Marlene Matos, Carla Antunes

FPED - Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sport

University of Minho

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Abstract

Stalking, which is a form of interpersonal violence, has been increasing and has a significant impact on affected victims. However, despite established scientific consensus, the juridical–legal system, specifically in Europe, is still extremely asymmetric. Portugal, compelled by scientific data and the Istanbul Convention, was the most recent country to approve specific legislation against stalking. In this critical review, we describe the previous national situation and provide examples from other countries to elucidate the trajectory of the recent criminalisation process, analyse the existing legal content and reflect upon the implications and challenges associated with this legal progression.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	335-344
Number of pages	10
Journal	European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-017-9346-1
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2018

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Acknowledgements This study was partially conducted at Psychology Research Centre (UID/PSI/01662/ 2013), University of MInho, and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education through national funds and co-financed by FEDER through COMPETE2020 under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007653). This study was partially conducted at Psychology Research Centre (UID/PSI/01662/2013), University of MInho, and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education through national funds and co-financed by FEDER through COMPETE2020 under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007653).

Funders	Funder number
Universidade do Minho
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
University of Minho
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia	UID/PSI/01662/2013
Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education	COMPETE2020

Keywords

Challenges
Criminalisation
Implications
Stalking

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