More than 50 charges of coercive control have been laid in the six months since it was criminalised in Queensland, but advocates and legal experts believe more training is needed to better identify ...
NSW's coercive control law has been life-changing for DV victims like Samantha Bouffler. But two years in, it's unclear ...
In domestic abuse, there’s a form of violence that doesn’t leave visible bruises but can be just as devastating. Coercive control, a pattern of behavior that strips away a person’s autonomy and sense ...
About a month ago, I blogged about the first reported Appellate Division decision since the Domestic Violence statute was amended, to include consideration of coercive control when considering the ...
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 ...
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 ...
OTTAWA, ON, April 13, 2026 /CNW/ - 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 ...
A former garda who pleaded guilty to coercively controlling his wife has been spared jail after a Judge handed down an ...
According to new research, 42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control. The study, published in the Australian Journal of Social Issues, revealed that nearly half of respondents ...
As of June 2024, Bill C-332 is at its second reading in Canada’s Senate, following its third reading in the House of Commons. Introduced by NDP MP Laurel Collins, Bill C-332 is an amendment to 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 ...