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 ...

Hawaii has criminalized the concept while other states have incorporated it into family or civil court definitions of domestic violence.

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When Stephanie* called the police to report coercive control, she says she was told it was "too hard too prove" and it was "unlikely a case would ever succeed".

42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control, according to new research released this week. The study, published in Wiley Australian Journal of Social Issues, revealed that nearly ...