%0 Journal Article
%T Expert evidence on coercive control in support of self
%A Elizabeth Sheehy
%J Criminology & Criminal Justice
%@ 1748-8966
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1748895817733524
%X This article uses the transcripts from an abused woman¡¯s trial in Canada for first-degree murder of her husband to explore the expert testimony provided by Dr Evan Stark to support a potential defence of self-defence. His evidence focused on coercive control theory and provoked extreme resistance from Crown prosecutors, such that self-defence was ultimately removed from the jury¡¯s consideration. The trial illustrates the advantages and challenges of using coercive control theory as well as its future potential
%K Battered women
%K coercive control
%K self-defence
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1748895817733524