Domestic violence tactics allegedly used by N.S. mass shooter could become a crime
Gill said this is the kind of isolation and intimidation that would likely lead to prosecution under Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act passed in the United Kingdom.
It would shift police focus from trying to pin down specific incidents of physical assault, allowing them to instead look for repeated actions abusers take to control their spouses over time, she added. Coercive tactics can include isolating a person, monitoring their phones, depriving them of access to support services, threatening family members, and controlling their finances.The British law, first enacted in England and Wales, says coercion applies if the partner’s behaviour is repetitive and has “a serious effect” on the spouse and they know or ought to have known it will.
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