Expert evidence on coercive control in support of self-defence: the trial of Teresa Craig

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 fr...

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Autor principal: Sheehy, Elizabeth A. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
En: Criminology & criminal justice
Año: 2018, Volumen: 18, Número: 1, Páginas: 100-114
Acceso en línea: Presumably Free Access
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Palabras clave:
Battered women
Coercive control
Self-defence
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Sumario: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.
ISSN:1748-8966
DOI:10.1177/1748895817733524