To truly understand the experience of many domestic violence survivors we need to understand  coercive control.  Coercive control,  which is one of the key aspects of the Safe & Together Model,  is as much about entrapment and the deprivation of liberty as it is about physical violence. In fact, the damage of coercive control can occur without any physical violence.  Following the examples of England, Scotland and Wales, many jurisdictions are exploring updating their domestic violence laws to include coercive control.

In this episode, David and Ruth interview Jess Hill , an investigative journalist and the author of  the award-winning book See What You Made Me Do,.   In this far ranging conversation, they discuss her research into coercive control laws, how they are being applied, their impact on abuse victims and her evolution into an advocate for the criminalisation of coercive control .
Jess speaks also about

•  Australian national movement toward criminalising coercive control and the cultural & system challenges  in the application of that law
• The pro-contact orientation of family court as an example of the challenges coercive control laws face in implementation
• How we need to commit to full  independence of women in order to  address this insidious liberty crime

Her book See What You Made Me Do  is being adapted into a 3-part series for SBS in 2021.  To learn more visit her website: www.jesshill.net, and follow her  on Twitter: @jessradio

Learn more about coercive control by listening to Season 1, Episode 1: Coercive Control and Consent 

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