It's clear to us that criminalizing coercive control would make it easier to recognize what victims have experienced. Right now, intervention is in response to isolated incidents.
A Belgian prosecutor once said that domestic violence wasn't a photo, but a film. If all the manifestations that women experience were taken into account, they would feel more heard by the system.
It would also give police officers some leverage. They often say that the system doesn't work, but that they can't use offences. Mr. Brochet will probably be able to say more on that than I can.
If the umbrella of coercive control were to include not only what are already considered to be offences, but also manifestations that aren't, I think we could take more action, and act in advance, by preventing the risks associated with coercive control.