Distressed woman trapped in coercive control, looking anxious and isolated. Robert Kaiser, Women's Safety Expert and Author Personal safety expert Robert Kaiser shedslight on coercive control and its ...

Coercive control almost always accompanies intimate partner violence (IPV), but IPV doesn’t need to accompany coercive control to effectively gain power and dominance over an intimate partner.

Imagine a hostage situation. A woman is trapped in her home, and her life and the lives of her family members depend on how well she obeys her captor’s commands. A hostage negotiator calls and asks if ...

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