IPV comprises physical and sexual violence, stalking and psychological aggression (including coercive tactics) by a current or former intimate partner (Breiding, 2015). IPV is thus included in the broader term “domestic violence,” which is often used to refer to all forms of violence that “oc...
What is meant by coercive control? Coercive control is anact or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim. ... This has marked a huge step forward in tackling domestic abuse. Is coercion a tr...
Today, the former Soviet Union is still widely considered the prototypical example of communism in action. Under Joseph Stalin from 1927 to1953, and his successorNikita Khrushchevfrom 1953 to 1964, the Soviet Communist Party prohibited all forms of dissent and took control of the “commanding hei...
Those who abuse others may feel like they have no control over their own lives, resulting in a strong desire to assert control over others. Watch for the following signs to determine whether you’re dealing with a person is at risk for coercive behaviors or emotional abuse. Knowing these ...
Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a prevalent but misunderstood form of gender-based violence with significant impacts women’s health and well-being. Research suggests that IPSV has a specific context and unique impacts, but little is known abo
Domestic ViolenceDigital MediaCybercrimeThis is the first article to analyze children's involvement in technology-facilitated coercive control in Australia. The primary research question was ''How do mothers describe their children's involvement in technology-facilitated coercive control?". This article is...
To be considered interventionism, an act must be forceful or coercive in nature. In this context, intervention is defined as an act that is uninvited and unwelcomed by the target of the act of intervention. For example, if Venezuela asked the United States for help in restructuring its econom...
But Ms Holland has called for tougher legislation, and for a new offence of manslaughter by coercive control to be introduced to ensure that abusers are held responsible. “A few years isn’t enough of a sentence for what he’s done to my family,” she said. “It doesn’t matter how ...
Coercive control is such a serious problem that the UK hasspecific laws against it, with the act becoming a crime in 2015. Should you be found guilty, you can expect to find yourself looking at a maximum of five years imprisonment, or a fine, or both in the worst cases. From the desc...
This chapter explores the intersectional complexity of the representation of abuse in the musical biopic What’s Love Got to Do With It. While the film critiques male coercive control and myths of popular romance it also re-objectifies the black female b