From Domestic Violence to Coercive Control in the United Kingdom
Author: Evan Stark.
Source: Volume 21, Number 02, December/January 2016 , pp.19-21(3)
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Abstract:
This article focuses on the new offense of coercive control in England and Wales and on complementary Welsh legislation that emphasizes prevention of gender violence and accountability.Keywords: Serious Crime Act of 2015; Minister for the Prevention of Abuse and Exploitation; Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill;identifi cation of quantitative and qualitative indicators of violence; office of the National A
Affiliations:
1: Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University.