When Stephanie* called the police to report coercive control, she says she was told it was "too hard too prove" and it was ...

Hannah Clarke and Doreen Langham were subject to an ongoing pattern of control before being killed by their partners.

The Elder Justice Coalition has lauded the House of Commons standing committee on Justice and Human Rights’ adoption of a change to the Protecting Victims Act that focuses on coercive control in ...

Surrey Police said Sean Brady, of Sunbury-on-Thames, pleaded guilty on the first day of the trial A man has been jailed for more than two years for engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour and ...

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 ...

Coercive control and the severe harm it causes to those targeted by an intimate partner gets much-needed attention by new laws making it illegal in a few U.S. states. It’s now recognized that the ...

Coercive or controlling behaviour has been placed “on a par” with other domestic abuse offences as part of a new law aiming ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The abuse Samantha endured started slowly. Her then-partner Callum Fairleigh would monitor her ...

In an intimate relationship, the harmful effects of coercive abuse can often be missed by those enduring—it as well as their therapists. Unlike physical violence which is criminalized with laws and ...

It is long-standing law in Massachusetts that the best interests of a child govern custody disputes. Said another way, when parents cannot agree and the court has to make custody and parenting time ...