Arkansas

What “pattern” means here

Ark. Code § 9-15-219 uses 'course of control,' not the words coercive control. Related, not identical. Do not equate the phrases in a report without saying so.

Statutes

• Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-219

  Course of control, protective-order context.

Expert standard

Confirm the forum's reliability standard (Daubert, Frye, Sargon, or the local equivalent).

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.

Related language. The statute does not already name the behavior.