Coercive control can include isolating a person from friends and family, monitoring their time and taking control over ...

A campaigner and survivor of domestic abuse has issued a checklist of signs to help identify somebody who is experiencing ...

The ACT Government will introduce legislation to criminalise coercive control as a standalone offence by mid-2026, Minister for the Prevention of ...

Coercive and controlling behaviour is now viewed on par with other domestic abuse cases, thanks to changes under the ...

This is a game changer. It is the most helpful legal change I have seen in the field of domestic violence in decades, the ...

Perpetrators used emotional connection to create a sense of closeness early in the relationship, later using it against their ...

When we think of an unhealthy relationship, we often picture loud fights, sheer manipulation, or clear-cut abuse. But sometimes, controlling behavior is more subtle—it sneaks in quietly, disguised as ...

The ex-boyfriend of a vulnerable young mother has been found guilty of assault and subjecting her to a prolonged campaign of abuse, but cleared of her manslaughter, after she left a suicide note ...

Dean Final, 32, of Leicester, England, was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison on Tuesday, Aug. 5 Leicester Police A convicted rapist who planned to argue he committed the crimes in his ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - A bill in the South Carolina Senate would further define and make what’s known as “coercive control” a crime in the state. S. 588, filed Tuesday by Republican Sen. Stephen ...