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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 ...

Coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate or family relationship became a criminal offence in the UK in December 2015. The legislation was the result of a long campaign by the charity Women’s ...

Katy Mullin receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council ("Coercive Control: From Literature into Law", an AHRC Research Network). Hannah Roche receives funding from the Arts and ...

OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the issue of coercive control in intimate relationships is "front of mind" as he prepares a new justice bill. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our ...

Since coercive control became a criminal offence in NSW only nine charges have been laid. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the state received 297 reports of coercive control. Frontline domestic ...