Queensland will soon criminalise coercive control, a distinctive pattern of malign behaviour closely linked to domestic homicide Queensland is leading Australia through a cultural and legal ...

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Offenders convicted of coercive or controlling behaviour now face tougher management from police and probation services in England and Wales, meaning the crime is "on a par" with other domestic abuse ...

The R. Kelly case of alleged sexual exploitation, violence, and coercive control raises complex questions for most of us—as well as the judge and jury. People may wonder how R. Kelly managed to ...

Laws criminalizing coercive control came into force in New South Wales (NSW), Australia on Monday. Section 54D of the NSW’s Crimes Act 1900 criminalizes coercive conduct and abusive behavior against ...

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It's almost always a factor when someone kills their partner but coercive control isn't widely understood. Of the dozens of people who gave evidence at a NSW inquiry this week, it was author and ...

Not everyone was celebrating when Sally Challen’s murder conviction for killing her husband was quashed. The backlash on social media indicates we still have a long way to go before domestic abuse is ...

The red flags of coercive control might not be physical but often lead to fatal outcomes for victims of family violence. The push is on for new legislation “I was thinking it wasn’t abuse because he ...

This past October, domestic violence month, was also a time to recognize changes to the legal definition of domestic violence. This year's statutory progress included coercive control in intimate ...