The ACT government has introduced legislation to criminalise coercive control, with the proposed new laws set to make it a standalone offence. Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour used to entrap ...

Even today, Paris Shears finds it difficult to explain some of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her ex-partner, Robert ...

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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 ...

For too long, coercive control has been the "invisible" reality of domestic abuse, leaving thousands of Australian women ...

42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control, according to new research released this week. The study, published in Wiley Australian Journal of Social Issues, revealed that nearly ...

“Coercive control” is the term for a diabolical relationship pattern that can have devastating consequences. It occurs when one person unreasonably interferes with another person’s free will and ...

Ferguson said offenders who would end up killing their partners, like Gerard Baden-Clay, would try to mask their culpability.

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 ...

The Sean “Diddy” Combs trial -- charging the music mogul and entertainer on federal charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy -- remains a trending topic on social media and seems ...

You don’t even own the inside of your head.’ ...