Coercive control
…and Wales (where controlling or coercive behaviour was the principal offence (ONS 2023b). Almost all those convicted for controlling or coercive behaviour in England and Wales in the year ending…
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The impact of domestic abuse
…2023 in England and Wales (where controlling or coercive behaviour was the principal offence) (ONS, 2023c). Almost all those convicted for controlling or coercive behaviour in England and Wales in…
Domestic abuse is a gendered crime
…University of Bristol that sexism and misogyny set the scene for male abusive partners’ coercive and controlling behaviours. Sexism and misogyny serve to excuse abusive behaviour by men in intimate…
Spot the Flags: A campaign to fight against coercive control by Women’s Aid, Merman and LADbible
…of coercive and controlling behaviour. Since landmark legislation in 2015, which Women’s Aid played an invaluable role in establishing, made coercive and controlling behaviour a criminal offence, the number of…
Criminalisation of coercive control reaches eight-year anniversary
Criminalisation of coercive control reaches eight-year anniversary Today marks the eight-year anniversary of landmark legislation which established coercive and controlling behaviour as a criminal offence in the Serious Crime Act…
Criminalisation of coercive control reaches six-year anniversary
Criminalisation of coercive control reaches six-year anniversary Women’s Aid campaigned for landmark legislation Today marks the six-year anniversary of landmark legislation which established coercive and controlling behaviour as a criminal…
Women’s Aid responds to changes to controlling or coercive behaviour offence
Women’s Aid responds to changes to controlling or coercive behaviour offence Isabelle Younane, head of external affairs at Women’s Aid, said: “We welcome the post-separation controlling and coercive behaviour…
Understanding Coercive and Controlling behaviour
…of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship. Before this offence was introduced, case law indicated the difficulty in proving a pattern of behaviour amounting to harassment…
Women’s Aid releases new research on how UK public attitudes ‘tolerate’ domestic abuse
…experienced one or more types of abusive behaviour in the past (46% of women and 27% of men) Those behaviours classed as emotional/psychological abuse, controlling behaviour or stalking are perceived…
KvK – a retreat from progress in the family courts?
…may be part of a wider pattern of abuse or controlling or coercive behaviour” [27], which is relevant to the risk of future harm, is never just ‘in the past’,…