The concept takes into account nonphysical tactics abusers use to trap their partners. But some worry the new laws will hurt ...

The government attorneys are explaining how they believe all of the alleged crimes heard in testimony over the past six weeks ...

Coercive control is a pattern of controlling behaviour, and is often used to isolate and threaten the victim. Now, it is a criminal offence in Queensland.

Coercive control is a newer term in the legal world, and is only considered a form of domestic abuse from a legal standpoint in those seven states. (It's also criminalized in the United Kingdom.) ...

A victim of domestic abuse has spoken out, a decade after coercive control became a criminal offence in the UK, about how long it took her to realise her ex-husband was abusing her. Alice, which ...

Coercive control is a psychological type of domestic abuse where the perpetrator uses threats, humiliation and intimidation ...

Coercive control is a newer term in the legal world, and is only considered a form of domestic abuse from a legal standpoint in those seven states. (It's also criminalized in the United Kingdom.) ...

A significant concern regarding criminalizing coercive control is that women’s protective behaviours — especially when it comes to their children — could be used against them by abusers, in ...

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Coercive control is a psychological type of domestic abuse where the perpetrator uses threats, humiliation and intimidation to harm and frighten the victim. Over a period of time, ...