Reality TV romance or coercive control: What happens when abuse becomes entertainment?

Television plays a central role in shaping cultural attitudes towards relationships. On reality TV, we encounter behaviour ...
JD Supra

First Discussion of Coercive Control in a Reported Appellate Decision Since it Was Added to the Domestic Violence Statute

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 ...
Opinion
Mamamia on MSNOpinion

GED KEARNEY MP: 'I said "he never hit me", but he trapped me in silence and control.'

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, Queensland and ...
EurekAlert!

Coercive control still under the radar according to new study

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 ...
WSPA

South Carolina expands domestic violence law with new bill

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 ...
Psychology Today

The Problem With Coercive Control

“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 ...
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In January, the first man in NSW was jailed for coercive control. I was his target.

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, Queensland and ...
Psychology Today

Coercive Control Becoming Criminalized

Coercive control and the severe harm it causes to those targeted by an intimate partner gets much-needed attention by new laws making it illegal in a few U.S. states. It’s now recognized that the ...
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Not sure what coercive control is? Here's everything you should know.

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

‘Coercive control’ now helps define domestic violence in Mass., an important gain for those facing harm (Viewpoint)

Views expressed here represent those of the author and not necessarily of MassLive or The Republican. Readers are invited to share their opinions by emailing to letters@repub.com. When I began working ...
Law

Detecting Digital Financial Abuse in New Jersey Divorce: Red Flags, Discovery, and Protective Relief

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 ...

Matthew Neal Herse jailed for coercive control used CCTV to spy on his victim

A tyre fitter has been the latest domestic violence offender to be sentenced for coercive control following a reign of terror on his victim which included spying on her through her security cameras.