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Mar 5, 2024 · Coercive control is when someone uses patterns of abusive behaviour against another person. Over time this creates fear and takes away the person’s freedom and independence. This dynamic almost always underpins family and domestic violence. Coercive control can be used against anyone, but is mostly used by men against women.
Apr 13, 2023 · The findings highlight that policy makers and legislators need to consider the mental health impacts of coercive control when implementing policies and legislations surrounding the criminalization of coercive control, and to provide funding for trauma-informed mental health services that support the long-term recovery of those who have been exposed to coercive control.
Dec 16, 2018 · This article reviews the background, introduction, and critical response to new criminal offenses of coercive control in England/Wales and Scotland. How the new Scottish offense is implemented will determine whether it can overcome the shortcomings of the English law. We then review new evidence on four dimensions of coercive control: the ...
- Evan Stark, Marianne Hester
- 2019
Coercive control is a form of domestic abuse that can often be overlooked. We look at the themes around coercive control that people talked about including: controlling and isolating behaviours; using threats and coercion; emotional abuse; economic or financial abuse; services missing opportunities to support victims and survivors.
It is always underpinned by coercive control, a pattern of intimidation, degradation, isolation and control with the use or threat of physical or sexual violence. Coercive control restricts a victim-survivor's freedom and which therefore has a significant impact upon them. Economic abuse is an aspect of coercive control which is
Jul 26, 2019 · Coercive control, a concept arising from qualitative research with victim/survivors (e.g. Walklate et al., 2018), captures the range and/or pattern of behaviours – not only or necessarily ever, physical violence – that cumulatively result in one partner exerting power and control over the other (Stark, 2007). A focus on DVC appears to be a reductionist solution, separating and prioritising ...
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Why it is important to understand coercive control victimisation. This chapter outlines some of the key reasons why it is important to have a greater understanding of common coercive control victimisation and what risk factors and impacts are associated with coercive control victimisation. 6 In particular, this chapter highlights some of the reported consequences for victim-survivors of:
