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Is it coercive control?
Look a behavior up against the literature. Identifying a described behavior does not establish a pattern and does not establish coercive control.
Principal: Carisa Carlton, M.A., anthropologist and forensic sociologist.
Forums
Observatory
U.S. jurisdictions and key international forums. What is named, which behaviors a statute names, and what that does (and does not) mean.
Look up a behavior
Is it coercive control?
15 families, 59 behaviors drawn from peer-reviewed literature. A match is not a pattern. The page is not a coding manual.
For counsel
Case-fit primer
Jurisdiction, posture, span, record types. Whether a forensic evaluation is even a candidate.
Example quotations
Test Your Knowledge
Read a published example. Choose the reading that names the conduct. A match does not establish a pattern.
Sources
Literature map
Peer-reviewed and statutory sources tied to a behavior family. Inclusion is not an endorsement of every claim.
Identifying a behavior described here does not establish a pattern of behavior and does not establish coercive control. A tactic is not a regime. The instrument consolidates peer-reviewed literature so a reader can check when in doubt. The instrument is not a coding manual. Carlton Research does not provide the instrument as a weapon.
Carlton, C. (2026). Carlton Research Instruments. Carlton Research Instruments. /. Last reviewed August 31, 2026.