The studies carried out on stalking in Spain have shown victims are unlikely to formally report these experiences but underscore the need to analyse stalking victims' use of protection systems and the treatment they receive. The objectives of this study were to determine victims' protection needs and reasons for not reporting; to analyse the institutional treatment offered to victims; to determine victims' and professionals' assessments of the existing legal mechanisms, and to explore their receptivity to alternatives to criminal proceedings. To achieve the defined objectives, semi-structured interviews with 17 victims from Spain and 27 professionals were conducted. Among the main findings, victims expressed they wanted to stop stalking and would prefer protection instead punishment of the stalker. Also, stalking victims were detected as such only when they were additionally victims of gender-based violence. Finally, neither victims nor professionals have a clear position on the possibility of introducing restorative justice mechanisms.

在西班牙进行的有关缠扰行为的研究表明，受害者不太可能正式报告这些经历，但强调有必要分析缠扰行为的受害者对保护系统的使用及其接受的待遇。这项研究的目的是确定受害者的保护需求和不报告的原因；分析向受害者提供的机构待遇；确定受害者和专业人员对现有法律机制的评估，并探讨他们对刑事诉讼替代方法的接受程度。为了实现既定目标，对来自西班牙的17名受害者和27名专业人员进行了半结构化访谈。在主要调查结果中，受害者表示希望停止跟踪，宁愿保护而不是惩罚跟踪者。也，仅当他们是基于性别的暴力的受害者时，才发现缠扰者是受害者。最后，无论是受害者还是专业人员，对于采用恢复性司法机制的可能性都没有明确的立场。