Abusive power and control

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Abusive power and control (also controlling behavior and coercive control) is behavior used by an

financial abuse
.

Overview

explosive anger).[2][page needed
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The

Personality disorders

In the study of

personality disorders display characteristics involving the need to gain compliance or control over others:[9] There are many different types of personality disorders and they are often characterized by 3 clusters. Individuals with cluster B personality disorders might be more prone to some negative behaviors related to having power and control over others. Cluster B includes narcissistic, histrionic, borderline, and antisocial personality disorder. [10]

  • Individuals with
    manipulate
    others into complying with their wishes.

Law

In England and Wales, the Serious Crime Act 2015 created a criminal offence for controlling or coercive behavior in an intimate or family relationship.[13][14] For the purposes of this offence, the coercive behaviour must have been engaged in "repeatedly or continuously".[15] Another element of the offence is that it must have had, or have, a "serious effect"[16] on the victim. One way this can be proved, is that the coercive behaviour can be shown to have caused the victim to fear violence on at least two occasions, or for it to have had, or have, a "substantial adverse effect on the victims’ day to day activities".[17] The prosecution should be able to show that there was intent to control or coerce the targeted person in some manner.[18] In 2019, the UK government made teaching about what coercive control was a mandatory part of the education syllabus on relationships.[19]

In 2019, Ireland enacted the Domestic Violence Act 2018, which allowed for the practice of coercive control to be identifiable based upon its effects on the victim. On this basis, it was defined as 'any evidence of deterioration in the physical, psychological, or emotional welfare of the applicant or a dependent person which is caused directly by fear of the behaviour of the respondent.'.[20]

In the United States, to assist in preventing and stopping domestic violence against children, there have been laws put into place to mandate report in specific professions, such as teacher, doctor, or care provider, any suspected abuse happening in the home.[21]

Family law is mostly under the jurisdiction of state and local governments in the United States. As such, states are unequally tackling coercive control through legislation.

See also

References

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  12. ^ a b Adrian Raine; José Sanmartin
  13. ^ Statutory guidance framework: controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship 05 Dec 2015 gov.uk
  14. ^ "University graduate from Poole admits controlling and coercive behaviour" Daily Echo 27 Mar 2019
  15. ^ Statutory guidance framework: controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship 05 Dec 2015 gov.uk
  16. ^ Statutory guidance framework: controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship 05 Dec 2015 gov.uk
  17. ^ Statutory guidance framework: controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship 05 Dec 2015 gov.uk
  18. ^ "Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or Family Relationship". CPS.gov.uk. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v2.0. © Crown copyright.
  19. ^ Price, Hannah (27 October 2020). "Coercive control: 'I was 16 and thought it was normal'". BBC. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  20. ^ Baumann, J.D., Mark. "Coercive control and emotional abuse illegal in U.K., France, Ireland –and Clallam?". Clallam County Bar Clallam County lawyers & legal news. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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External links

Juripop, Domestic and Sexual Violence (Free Training Programs)[1]

West Island Women Shelter (2020), Coercive Control: Screening Questionnaire and Evaluation Grid[2]


  1. ^ "Domestic and Sexual Violence: Free Training Programs". Juripop. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Coercive Control: Screening Questionnaire and Evaluation Grid" (PDF). West Island Women's Shelter. 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.