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  1. The following types of behaviour are common examples of coercive control: isolating you from your friends and family; controlling how much money you have and how you spend it; monitoring your activities and your movements; repeatedly putting you down, calling you names or telling you that you are worthless; threatening to harm or kill you or ...

  2. Coercive control creates invisible chains and a sense of fear that pervades all elements of a survivor’s life. It works to limit their human rights by depriving them of their liberty and reducing their ability for action. Experts like Evan Stark liken coercive control to being taken hostage.

  3. Jun 11, 2019 · Coercive control is an act or a pattern of behaviour which includes assaults, threats, and humiliating and intimidating the victim. It is not physical but is still used to harm and frighten.

    • Sanya Burgess, News Reporter
  4. Coercive control is an act or a pattern of behaviour which takes place over time in order for an individual to exert power, control or coercion over another. Signs of coercive control are someone’s need for total emotional control over their partner and it is often gained through subtle tactics.

  5. Coercive control describes a range of behaviours that allow someone to gain or keep control of a partner, ex-partner or family member. Examples of coercive and controlling behaviour include: constantly criticising or humiliating, including challenging the victim’s role as a partner/parent

  6. Dec 5, 2015 · Section 76 Serious Crime Act 2015 (SCA 2015) created the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship (CCB). It can be tried summarily or on indictment and...

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  8. Nov 26, 2018 · What does the law say? Coercive control only became a crime in 2015. It's defined as controlling behaviour that has a "serious effect" on a partner, causing them to fear...

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