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Discussing how the civil courts are being used by stalkers and controlling people to continue their patterns of abuse and harassment with @LDNVictimsComm and @rachelhorman with thanks to @TemberTurner Catch our podcast at https://t.co/TT87S42kGn and https://t.co/jask8jRyq6

Post separation abuse and stalking through the civil courts is widely under recognised by professionals. I was joined by @LDNVictimsComm and @rachelhorman on the Control and the Law podcast to discuss this issue and what can be done to help victims. https://t.co/hGOUrCobXO

Second pro-bill peer, like the first, argues the status quo is bad so let’s pass the bill. Prof Monckton-Smith responds: “[If] I thought ‘Well, loads and loads of people might die who actually we could have improved their lives’...I’d be very concerned about voting yes to that.”

“You’ll actually be assisting, potentially, the perpetrator.” Prof Jane Monckton Smith OBE, leading expert on domestic abuse, responds to the argument—increasingly the only argument offered by bill supporters—that a state suicide service would be safer than the “status quo”.

😱APPALLING! "I've seen victims refuse medical help when they've been hit in the head with a hammer, through fear". Coercive control is very real and very hard to spot. The assisted suicide Bill is inadequate in its dealings with this.

This is sadly unsurprising and is not confined to Police Scotland. Misogyny is part of a belief system so deeply ingrained in men and many women that it goes unnoticed and unquestioned. The death toll linked to it is shocking. https://t.co/PZ8nvN1mve

“Controlling people expect that commitment is TO them rather than FROM them and for life.” @JMoncktonSmith More brilliant quotes from ‘In Control’ 📚 #coercivecontrol #homicidetimeline #domesticviolence #powerandcontrol #DomesticAbuseAwareness

If anyone would like to use this ten minute training film on the Homicide Timeline feel free. Here is the download link https://t.co/5tNSlweckT

"[Killed Women member] Pauline Jones, 61, told The Telegraph that when she learnt her daughter Bethany Fields had been denied support prior to being killed by her former partner because she had been graded only “medium” risk using a Dash checklist, the revelation “destroys not

Hidden Homicides have been a specialism of mine for over a decade now. It’s an international problem of some significance. We should all know the 8 stages of the Homicide Timeline and also the 10 risk markers that suggest a suicide or accident may in fact be a homicide. Look out

The scale of domestic abuse related fatalities is possibly significantly higher than official figures suggest. There could be over 35 every week in the UK. This is a national emergency. Learn the Intimate Partner Homicide Timeline and the Victim Escalation Timeline.

Last Saturday was the ninth anniversary of the murder of Claire and Charlotte Hart by abusive husband and father Lance Hart. Surviving son Luke discusses his and his brother Ryan's book 'Remembered Forever' in this clip. (1/3)

Looking forward to a fascinating session at the Resolution Conference today with ⁦@JMoncktonSmith⁩ ⁦@ResFamilyLaw⁩ #resconf25

In Control is definitely going global, it’s now having an Arabic translation to add to Turkish, Russian, Chinese and Dutch

Presenting the Homicide Timeline with pattern escalation and Stalking micro escalations to the Gardai today with @JMoncktonSmith Almost 400 officers and partner agencies in attendance. @GardaTraffic https://t.co/3QmxEWaBPO

Following the horrific murder of Lilie James in October 2023, we have used the Homicide Timeline to track Thijssen’s escalating risk and threat. We can never underestimate how dangerous coercive control can be for victims. @JMoncktonSmith

We’ve been filming at Gloucester Prison. New films, updated content and some campaigns close to our hearts coming soon! @JMoncktonSmith #8stages #homicidetimeline

The history of a controlling person is important. Why? Because past controlling patterns are strongly predictive of future behaviours. ANY history of violence, criminality, control or stalking behaviours are risk markers. #homicidetimeline

Following the tragic deaths of Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt, we have applied the Homicide Timeline 8 stages to the escalatory patterns demonstrated by Clifford. @JMoncktonSmith https://t.co/0FbQCX6LJI