Coercive Control in Police Reports of Intimate Partner Violence: Conceptual Definition and Association With Recidivism

Objective: Legislators, researchers, and clinical practitioners are increasingly aware of coercive and controlling behaviors and attitudes, in relation to intimate partner violence (IPV). There is limited empirical research into how specific behaviors and attitudes might aid understanding and measurement of coercive control, and into the role of coercive control in predicting physical IPV, including the severity of future violence. Method: In a …