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

Editor’s Note: This story contains discussions of domestic violence. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence or abuse, you can find resources and ...

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 ...

Distinguishing femicide from homicide is essential for the law to reflect this reality and ensure institutional responses compatible with the gravity and complexity of this crime. The formal ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has marked significant strides in tackling domestic abuse with a noticeable rise in both ...

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, ...

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 ...