New South Wales

What “pattern” means here

NSW criminalized coercive control as abusive behaviors toward a current or former intimate partner, in a course of conduct, from July 1, 2024. Pattern is the offense.

Statutes

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Coercive Control) Act 2022 (NSW)

  Offense commenced July 1, 2024.

Expert standard

Australian criminal courts. Not Daubert.

What Carlton Research can speak to

Carlton Research can speak to pattern analysis (coercive control breadth, depth, escalation, entrapment, and more). Research is built to the evidentiary rules of the jurisdiction that will hear it. Carlton Research does not recommend parenting time or custody. Research establishes whether a pattern of coercive control is present. Inquire about specific testimony requests or speaking engagements.

Criminalization shifts the burden. See the Carlton brief on what that does to proof.