Stalking

Three years have passed since the intervention of the Legislator (D.L. 23 of February 2009 n. 11, converted by Law 23 of April 2009 n. 38) in which the offence of “persecution” (Art. 612bis Penal Code) was introduced in order to ensure more rapid and effective protection in situations commonly known as stalking. Many contributions have been published on psychological literature and legal doctrine that emphasized the unique aspect of this phenomenon under different profiles; however, it lacked a practical guide that provides in a clear, comprehensive and complete way, accessible to everyone – not just to professionals – the guidelines to inform, on one hand the victim of stalking, and on the other, the stalker.