Interesting Article

A foren­sic psy­chi­a­trist looks at stalk­ers. Stalk­ing: The Veiled Epi­demic — Psychiatric Times

Which Behaviors Are Most Likely to Lead to Problems?

A new study pub­lished in the Feb­ru­ary issue of Archives of Pedi­atrics & Ado­les­cent Med­i­cine has con­tra­dicted much of the com­mon advice given by inter­net safety author­i­ties. The behav­ior most likely to lead to vic­tim­iza­tion is not sim­ply shar­ing per­sonal infor­ma­tion online. Com­mu­ni­cat­ing with strangers is far more dan­ger­ous, espe­cially if the com­mu­ni­ca­tion is sexual. […]

The psychology of stalking

ABC Radio’s All In the Mind did a spe­cial edi­tion on the psy­chol­ogy of stalk­ing this week. The audio and a tran­script are avail­able online. While it is a cou­ple of years old, there’s also an excel­lent arti­cle avail­able from The Psy­chol­o­gist. Thanks to Mind Hacks for the links.