Writing for HuffPost UK, solicitor general Ellie Reeves MP says the law has transformed the way violence against women and ...

At least half of all women in Australia have experienced sexual harassment, abuse or violence. That’s 1 in 2 that has been sexually harassed, 1 in 3 that has been physically abused and 1 in 5 that has ...

Just two people have been sentenced under landmark new coercive control laws in five months, with more than 150 victims still ...

Bridget Harris receives funding from the Australian Research Council and has previously received funding from The eSafety Commissioner. This work was funded by the Australian Institute of Criminology.

The proposed bill could change the lives of thousands of women As reported by the ABC, yesterday the party proposed a maximum 10-year jail sentence for perpetrators, marking an unprecedented mainland ...

Many women in controlling relationships have no idea they’re being abused – here’s how to recognise the signs. While domestic violence is a prominent issue in Australia, coercive control is only ...

As a criminal justice professor, my students and I tend to delve into many unsettling topics; intimate partner abuse (also called domestic violence) is one of them. One simple question that many ...

Coercive control almost always accompanies intimate partner violence (IPV), but IPV doesn’t need to accompany coercive control to effectively gain power and dominance over an intimate partner.

It took a long time for Christina* to realise she was in an abusive relationship, because her ex-husband was not physically violent until the very end of their 13 years together. "I wasn't getting hit ...

Members of Parliament are renewing calls for Canada to criminalize the concept of coercive control as a way of combating intimate partner violence. The House committee on the status of women made 16 ...

Coercive control refers to a pattern of controlling behaviors that create an unequal power dynamic in a relationship. These behaviors give the perpetrator power over their partner, making it difficult ...

Coercive control is a common tactic in abusers. Learning to recognize the signs is important for your emotional health and physical safety. Share on Pinterest You’re probably familiar with some forms ...