Beyond criminalizing intimate partner violence, we wish to see coercive control be made a criminal offence.
We work closely with our counterparts in Great Britain and Scotland. In a very short period of time—two years—the prosecution landscape for cases involving violence changed significantly. It's important to point out that coercive control is a denial of freedom, making it a violation of the fundamental rights of mainly women.
In Great Britain and Scotland, where the behaviour is now considered a crime, the number of complaints made in relation to the charge skyrocketed. As a result, women who are victims of intimate partner violence and their children are now better protected.