Luke Mackie, 21, has been jailed for coercive and controlling behavior of two former girlfriends.
Coercive Control
Coercive control describes a pattern of behavior by used by one person to harm, punish or frighten another person. It is a form of abusive power and control in which domestic violence occurs.
Learn the meaning of the legal term domestic violence enhancer that is used in cases of intimate partner violence in Colorado and Wisconsin.
MORE THAN 40% of Child/Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA) is never reported to the authorities according to a study commissioned by the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit. What is Child/Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA)? Child/adolescent to parent violence and abuse CAPVA) is a term used to described acts of violence perpetrated by minor-, adolescent-, and…
Dr. Charlotte Bishop on the systemic gaps that makes it difficult to prove coercive or controlling behavior in a court of law.
50% of women between the age 18-44 have been targeted for reproductive coercion according to a poll by BBC News.
Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts used by one person to harm, punish or frighten another person to secure psycho-emotional dominance.
REPRODUCTIVE COERCION is a kind of abuse in which one person or group controls another person’s right to reproductive freedom and self-determination. Perpetrators of reproductive coercion use manipulation tactics, from psycho-emotional abuse and rape to restricting access to healthcare. Perpetrators may oscillate between covert and overt expressions of coercive control. They may also use intermittent reinforcement. For this reason, some…
CHILD-TO-PARENT VIOLENCE (CPV) is estimated to occur in up to 1 in 10 families. ITV News reports that a growing number of people are experiencing parental abuse by children. Experts say that the incidence of child-to-parent violence increased during the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the stigma associated with this most taboo form of domestic abuse, two out of three parents experiencing child-to-parent…
Research shows, however, that domestic abuse is not about arguments, short tempers and violent tendencies. It’s about domination and control.
Non-fatal strangulation is slated to become a criminal offense in England and Wales, carrying a sentence of up to seven years in prison.