‘Doing his job for him’: How the criminal justice system fails victims of coercive control who are accused of offending

In this report, the Centre for Women’s Justice build on their Stop Criminalising Survivors film series and earlier research reports, Women Who Kill, Double Standard and No Safe Space, by presenting the detailed accounts of seven victim/survivors of coercive control, exploring their experiences of being investigated and charged for alleged offending that took place in the context of their own experience of abuse.

Centre for Women's Justice
Year: 2025
Resource Type:
Collections
Report
Testimonials
Themes:
Courts Systems
Human Rights
Public Health
Prisons
Use of Public Spaces
Region:
Europe
Country(ies):
United Kingdom
People Groups:
People in Detention
People experiencing Poverty
Women and Girls
Approach:
Policy Reform
Research
Strategic Litigation