Harmonious social living occurs when people get what they want without stopping others from getting what they want.

Jane* was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively monitored their finances. Every week, he made her present a ledger of their income and expenses. If something was not to his liking ...

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 ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Mica Miller’s family — who helped inspire a statewide coercive control bill — is hopeful after a second one was recently pre-filed. Police say Mica died by suicide in April ...

It’s often a long-term campaign of control and domination. Indiana’s current protection-order laws focus largely on physical harm, fear of injury, or threats. But when courts don’t recognize coercive ...

Whether it’s spiking food or drinks, withholding essential medication, or administering substances to incapacitate and exploit, perpetrators use chemical control to strip victims of autonomy, health, ...

With its latest criminal justice bill, the federal government is looking to change that. If passed, Bill C-16 will see femicide recognized in the Criminal Code. It will also criminalize coercive ...

A recently introduced Colorado bill seeks to require judges to consider "misgendering" as a form of "coercive control" during child custody disputes. If passed, the bill would pose a major threat to ...

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 ...

The law was there to strike a balance - but is it working?