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Stopping a Stalker: A Cop's Guide to Making the System Work for You

Stopping a Stalker: A Cop's Guide to Making the System Work for You
By Robert Snow

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A much needed guide on how to protect yourself and your family from becoming the victim of a stalker.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1132192 in Books
  • Published on: 2001-09-28
  • Original language: English
  • Dimensions: .95 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 280 pages

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
Indianapolis police captain Snow (Family Abuse, LJ 6/1/97) has written a comprehensive, practical guide to resisting stalking. The book discusses the ten types of stalking, from intimate-partner stalking to serial stalking, relaying many celebrity-stalking and other anecdotes culled from the media and the author's own experiences. The best part of the book details how to protect personal information from prying eyes and how to respond to unwanted contact before it becomes violent. He also suggests checking out prospective dates, keeping a cellular phone on hand, and being wary of others' obsessive behavior. Finally, he chastises police and the judiciary for not taking stalking more seriously and stresses self-protection over reliance on court-issued protective orders. Highly recommended for general collections.?Harry Charles, Attorney-at-Law, St. Louis
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Sadly, this book could hardly be more timely, what with reports of stalking making news, especially when celebrities are involved, and all manner of antistalking laws popping up. Snow aims mainly to teach how to avoid and discourage stalkers, and case histories abound. Snow breaks down stalking into more specific kinds of threatening behavior, including "cause," "revenge," "serial," and "electronic" brands of stalking. He even covers the "unintentional and third-party victims of stalking." His writing is controlled, spare yet descriptive, and, most important for true-crime appeal, documented. In the case histories, for the most part, he gives dates, names, and specifies places. For the purpose of a grim guide to life or as background material on current crime trends, it would be hard to beat the facts, clear narratives, and sound advice that Snow provides. Mike Tribby

About the Author

Captain Robert L. Snow is presently head of the Homicide Branch of the Indianapolis Police Department and has been a police officer in Indianapolis for over 30 years. During this time he has worked as a field officer, field sergeant, field lieutenant, field captain, Coordinator for the Field Training Officer Program, Commander of the Planning and Research Branch, Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police, Police Department Executive Officer, and Captain of Detectives. He is the acclaimed author of STOPPING A STALKER; FAMILY ABUSE; SWAT TEAMS; and PROTECTING YOUR LIFE, HOME AND PROPERTY; and has contributed articles to a wide variety of publications, including Reader’s Digest, the Writer, Action Digest, the National Enquirer, the Saint Magazine, Law and Order, and Police, among others. Captain Snow graduated summa cum laude from Indiana University with degrees in criminal justice and psychology. He lives with his wife Melanie, a narcotics detective, in Indianapolis.