Survivors of coercive control are being criminalised in England, research finds

Centre for Women's Justice says the criminalisation of women for their abusive partners' actions is shocking'

Survivors of coercive control are being unfairly criminalised in England and punished by a justice system that should be protecting them, research has found.

A report from the Centre for Women's Justice (CWJ) drew on the experiences of seven women who were criminalised because of their abusive partners. They include a police officer who was convicted of misconduct in public office and lost her job after her controlling ex-boyfriend, also a police officer, coerced her into giving him her password into the police computer system, and a woman who was prosecuted for theft and fraud after her abusive and controlling partner used her bank account and phone number to sell stolen caravans.