The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has marked significant strides in tackling domestic abuse with a noticeable rise in both ...

Writing for HuffPost UK, solicitor general Ellie Reeves MP says the law has transformed the way violence against women and girls is tackled in the last decade.

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 ...

Coercive control creates invisible chains and a sense of fear that pervades all elements of a survivor’s life. It works to limit their human rights by depriving them of their liberty and reducing ...

Coercive control was written into U.K. law as a crime in 2015, referring to a form of abuse that occurs within a family or intimate partnerships. Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts of ...

"A pattern of coercive and controlling behavior precedes, motivates, and increases the likelihood of physical violence in relationships," according to the advocacy group DomesticShelters.org.

A campaigner and survivor of domestic abuse has issued a checklist of signs to help identify somebody who is experiencing coercive control. Samantha Billingham, founder of UK-based organisation ...

A High Wycombe domestic abuser has been found guilty of coercive and controlling behaviour. Luke Emms, 38, is due to be sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court on February 26, 2026. He was found guilty on ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - A bill in the South Carolina Senate would further define and make what’s known as “coercive control” a crime in the state. S. 588, filed Tuesday by Republican Sen. Stephen ...