Controlling or coercive behaviour in intimate or familial relationships is a criminal offence where the behaviour has a serious effect on the victim. Examples of controlling or coercive behaviour can include acts of domestic violence, but also includes:
Isolating a person from their friends or family
Depriving them of this basic needs
Monitoring their time
Monitoring them via online communication tools
Taking control over aspects of their everyday life
Repeatedly putting them down
Enforcing rules and activity which humiliates and degrades
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