Seventy years ago, Albert Biderman developed the Chart of Coercion to show the mind-bending techniques used to control ...

Hawaii has criminalized the concept while other states have incorporated it into family or civil court definitions of ...

The topic of coercive control is one that rightfully has gotten a lot of attention in the last few years. It is coming up more and more as part of custody cases. Moreover, in January of 2024, New ...

I’ve heard women describe years of psychological torture. Partners who controlled what they wore, who they spoke to, how they spent every penny. Men who monitored phones, isolated them from family and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – A bill in the state house would amend South Carolina law to create a new criminal offense, known as “coercive control,” while also broadening who qualifies as a household ...

Cult leaders should be prosecuted under the same laws as abusive spouses, MPs have said. Controlling or coercive behaviour in ...

The Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale (a Quebec-based association of women's shelters) is presenting its brief today to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human ...

About a month ago, I blogged about the first reported Appellate Division decision since the Domestic Violence statute was amended, to include consideration of coercive control when considering the ...

Detecting Digital Financial Abuse in New Jersey Divorce: Red Flags, Discovery, and Protective Relief As New Jersey law increasingly recognizes non-physical patterns of coercive control, family law ...

When Stephanie* called the police to report coercive control, she says she was told it was "too hard too prove" and it was ...