Who’s Watching You? Men Aren’t The Only Stalkers Won’t Be
Denied: A Suspense Novel — A Portrait Of

Atlanta, GA, October 19, 2004: For decades, the label “stalker”
has been tattooed as a gender-specific crime, committed by men
Things have changed drastically Twelve to 13-percent of all
stalkers are female Although less in statistical number than
males, female stalkers are just as predatory and dangerous
Stalking, for the most part, is about relationships—prior,
desired, or imagined Sixty-percent of stalkers have a personal
relationship with their victims before the stalking begins
However, 22% of stalking cases involve complete strangers
Researchers and psychologists identify three categories of
stalking:
·Simple Obsession Stalking – 60% of stalking cases are
represented in this category, which includes all previous
personal relationships (ie,
husbands/wives,boyfriends/girlfriends, domestic partners) This
category is best defined as, “If I can’t have you, nobody will”
·Love Obsession Stalking – The make-up of this category involves
a stalker and victim who are casual acquaintances or complete
strangers The goal of the stalker is to establish a personal
relationship with the object of his or her obsession—in
disregard to the victim’s desires
·Erotomania Stalking – This category consists of deluded
individuals who believe a relationship already exists between
themselves and their victim
A recent case of female stalking involved actor Michael Douglas
and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones as the victims “When women
engage in stalking behavior, they are as tenacious and as
intrusive as their male counterparts, and are just as likely to
threaten or damage property,” said Dr Rosemary Purcell, in the
2003 article “Female stalkers pursue doctors, psychiatrists”
The FBI estimates that two-percent of all stalking cases
conclude in homicide Twenty-five of female stalking cases have
escalated to interpersonal violence Also revealed in a study is
the fact that female stalkers chased their victims to establish
intimacy
As of August 17, 2004, five women in Georgia have been convicted
for the crime of aggravated stalking This level of stalking
means an individual has been identified as an assailant in the
court system and has violated a court order
On any given day, you could be one of thousands who feel like
they are being stalked
Won’t Be Denied, a 227-page novel, shines a light into an
obsessed, single African American female In the well-crafted
suspense novel, author CF Jackson, graduate from Georgia
Southern University with a BS degree in Criminal Justice, lays
out the story in two sentences: Love won’t be denied Maré comes
to value it more than life The story is set in Atlanta,
Georgia It is an easy, suspenseful read The character-driven
plot is a page-turner
For more information, or to purchase Won’t Be Denied (ISBN
0-9762230-0-7), contact the publisher, Organized Thoughts
Publishing: Post Office Box 920622, Norcross, GA 30010 or
wwwcfjacksonus Bookstores and libraries in the US can order
Won’t Be Denied through Baker Taylor database To be released
on November 9, 2004
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