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 ...

Control varies from mild to abusive to coercive control.

Love bombing is considered to be an abuse tactic wherein one person showers the other with affection, compliments, gifts, and attention in order to gain their trust and control or manipulate them. The ...

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 ...

In May 2007, my cherished childhood friend, Shelby, was murdered by her coercively controlling, abusive, estranged husband. The heinous act was all premeditated. Weeks after she finally left him, ...

This past October, domestic violence month, was also a time to recognize changes to the legal definition of domestic violence. This year's statutory progress included coercive control in intimate ...

Ransomware attacks have grown in volume and sophistication over the past decade, and while exploits such as social engineering and unpatched software may facilitate an initial breach, it’s the ...

Jane* was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively monitored their finances. Every week, he made her present a ledger of their income and expenses. If something was not to his liking ...

There were 49,557 offences of coercive control recorded by the police in England and Wales in the year ending March 2025, according to domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid. This is an increase from ...

A Sydney man who sent vile texts to his partner, strangled her and broke her finger has become the first person in the state to be jailed for coercive control. Samantha, who has spoken to media using ...