Cult leaders should be prosecuted like abusive spouses, say MPs

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

Can family abuse be halted by psychological intimidation laws? These states are trying

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

Criminal coercive control bill to appear before South Carolina lawmakers

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A yearslong push by domestic violence advocates to criminalize coercive control is taking major ...
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'Coercive control' is the phrase you won't hear about at the Diddy trial. Why it's still important.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's no shortage of discussion over the impending New York trial of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs. One phrase you won't hear during ...
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‘Unforgivable’: Mica Miller’s sister chides SC lawmakers for delaying coercive control bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — Almost two years to the day that Mica Miller’s life ended at a Robeson County state park, her sister ...

SC coercive control bill honoring Mica Miller heads to subcommittee as hurdles remain

A bill that would criminalize coercive control in South Carolina is headed to a subcommittee vote next week.

Rich listers and CBA back film tackling coercive control

Jasmin Tarasin pitched a film about coercive control, then had to race to keep up with a “groundswell” of philanthropists ...
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Criminalization of Coercive Control: A Major Step Forward for Victims, Provided It Is Rigorously Enforced

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 ...
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'Coercive control' is the phrase you won't hear about at the Diddy trial. Why it's still important.

There's no shortage of discussion over the impending New York trial of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs. One phrase you won't hear during the legal process? "Coercive control." Combs was arrested in ...