‘It feels a bit more sinister’: Police perception of intimate partner violence in the context of socio-economic status
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Published online on March 05, 2026
Abstract
Criminology & Criminal Justice, Ahead of Print.
After half a century of grass-roots advocacy and academic research, coercive or controlling behaviour (CCB) is still not widely understood or recognised as the most pervasive form of intimate partner violence (IPV). Since the criminalisation of CCB, the ...
After half a century of grass-roots advocacy and academic research, coercive or controlling behaviour (CCB) is still not widely understood or recognised as the most pervasive form of intimate partner violence (IPV). Since the criminalisation of CCB, the ...