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Coercive and controlling behaviour

Sasha, Audrey and Ali are subjected to coercive and controlling behaviour.

Common tactics

Coercive & controlling behaviour

Serious Crime Act 2015

Coercive and controlling behaviour in an intimate or family relationship is a crime under Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015.

Section 76 Serious Crime Act 2015

Controlling behaviour

Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or Family Relationship, Statutory Guidance Framework, UK Home Office, December 2015

Coercive behaviour

"An act or a pattern of acts of assaults, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim."

Controlling behaviour

"A range of acts designed to make a person subordinate and/or dependent by isolating them from sources of support, exploiting their resources and capacities for personal gain, depriving them of the means needed for independence, resistance and escape and regulating their everyday behaviour."

Coercive & controlling behaviour

Coercive and controlling behaviour

Common tactics

Serious Crime Act 2015

Controlling behaviour

Common tactics

• Isolating a person from friends and family
• Monitoring a person's activities
• Taking control over aspects of their everyday life
• Depriving them access to support/healthcare
• Enforcing rules/activity which humiliate, degrade or dehumanise the person
• Forcing a person to take part in criminal activity to encourage self-blame and prevent disclosure to authorities
• Exploiting the person for personal/financial gain
• Preventing access to basic needs
• Threats to hurt or kill the person, their child(ren) or pet
• Threats to reveal or publish private information

Common tactics

Coercive & controlling behaviour

Coercive and controlling behaviour

Serious Crime Act 2015

Controlling behaviour