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In Control

Dangerous Relationships and How They End in Murder

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By: Jane Monckton Smith
Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
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Bloomsbury presents In Control by Jane Monckton-Smith, read by Gabrielle Glaister.

Groundbreaking' OBSERVER
'Blows assumptions about abusive relationships out of the water' CAITLIN MORAN
'Offers a strategy for intervention that would save lives' INDEPENDENT

Every four days in the UK, a woman is killed by her partner or ex-partner – and in the past year, domestic abuse has become an epidemic.

For thirty years, Jane Monckton Smith has been fighting to change this. A former police officer and internationally renowned professor of public protection, she has developed her ground-breaking research into an eight-stage homicide timeline, laying out identifiable stages in which coercive relationships can escalate to violence and murder.

Drawing on disciplines including psychology, sociology and law, Monckton Smith talks to victims, their families and killers to piece together the hows and whys of abuse – while shining a searching light onto the society and media that allow it to thrive.©2021 Jane Monckton Smith (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Abuse Crime Domestic Partner Abuse Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Personal Development Relationships Social Sciences Murder
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Critic Reviews

Blow assumptions about relationships out of the water . . . A game-changer (Caitlin Moran)
Shocking, frank, and very, very necessary. (Sam Baker)
A powerful book that offers a strategy for intervention that would save lives
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This is a book that everyone should read. You may not even realise that this is happening to you - or someone close to you. Just to understand what some people go through every day, is unbelievable to most of us.
At last there is an understanding in the authorities that women are not to blame for being abused.
Great work Jane, thank you for all the people you have helped - and will help.

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This should be a mandatory read for all young adult women prior to embarking on relationships.

A must read for anyone and everyone

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A terrifying breakdown that should be mandatory reading for everyone. it goes a long way to explaining the unexplainable. Always believe women!

A must read for everyone

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