Coercive control refers to a pattern of controlling behaviors that create an unequal power dynamic in a relationship. These behaviors give the perpetrator power over their partner, making it difficult ...

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 ...

Criminal Behavioral Analyst and Former Head of Homicide Prevention New Scotland Yard Laura Richards discusses how John Meehan used tactics of coercive control against Debra Newell.

Criminal Behavioral Analyst and Former Head of Homicide Prevention New Scotland Yard Laura Richards describes coercive control and how John Meehan used tactics and strategies to abuse and manipulate ...

At first, it seemed sweet. Natalie Curtis’s boyfriend called her dozens of times a day, keen to hear every detail of what she was doing in her daily life: what she ate for lunch, who she saw at work.

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It might not be as obvious as physical abuse, but it’s equally as destructive. You know that awkward moment when you’re listening to a crime podcast about a brutal murder and you think, “F***, some of ...

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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 ...