Children controlling elderly mothers an unseen abuse.
Some states are banking on the idea that you can stop domestic violence even before it leads to blows. The controversial, fledgling approach to domestic violence prosecution wants to make family ...
Advocates have welcomed a bill that will criminalise ‘coercive control’ in the ACT. Introduced in the legislative assembly ...
When Colleen DeLeo of Worcester learned Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill that defined coercive control as a form of domestic abuse, she said she broke down in tears. DeLeo, 41, told MassLive she is a ...
WORCESTER — It can start with a critical comment about someone’s attire or their choice of friends, intense questions about work or social plans, behaviors that may be appear innocent but can escalate ...
MYRTLE BEACH — As Myrtle Beach-area pastor John-Paul “J.P.” Miller faces federal charges, a bill inspired by his late wife, Mica, aims to address a form of domestic abuse that often goes unseen. The ...
About a month ago, I blogged about the first reported Appellate Division decision since the Domestic Violence statute was amended, to include consideration of coercive control when considering the ...
Just 10 people have been sentenced in the first year of landmark coercive control laws while more than 350 victims wait for ...