Coauthored with Pamela J. Miller, JD., MSW. Coercive control and the severe abuse professionals refer to as “torture” can occur in intimate partner relationships and also in parent-child relationships ...

“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 ...

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

In May 2007, my cherished childhood friend, Shelby, was murdered by her coercively controlling, abusive, estranged husband. The heinous act was all premeditated. Weeks after she finally left him, ...

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 ...

Since state domestic violence laws were written, the understanding of what constitutes domestic abuse has evolved, and laws must keep up. Advocates make a strong case that the abuse many people, often ...

For too long, coercive control has been the "invisible" reality of domestic abuse, leaving thousands of Australian women without clear legal recognition of their experiences. While NSW and Queensland ...

In 2020, calls to defund the police echoed a longstanding argument in critical criminology in favor of police abolition. When faced with shifting priorities, police forces may lack the research ...

According to new research, 42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control. The study, published in the Australian Journal of Social Issues, revealed that nearly half of respondents ...

In 2020, calls to defund the police echoed a longstanding argument in critical criminology in favour of police abolition. Academics who support abolition promote activism over collaboration. But as ...