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In Control

Dangerous Relationships and How They End in Murder

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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 Inspiring Thought-Provoking
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This book will save lives. I hope it's message gets spread far and wide. Exceptional. Beautifully narrated too.

A Must-Read

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brilliant book. Very well written and very easy to follow as it presented in 8 steps. A book everyone should read

insightful. A book everyone should read

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I found this tough to get through, but very worthwhile. I can better understand why the abusive relationship I was in went how it did. I spent so long thinking my situation was so complex and unique, but it wasn't at all. it was the same story as so many others.

I got a lot from this. Thank you.

A harrowing, but necessary, listen

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This book is probably the best book I’ve read and listened to. It is very educational and dispels with the common myth of the red mist. In fact it is very scary in places and Jane gives us lots of true life examples. This book ought be be given to all police and to members of the judiciary as they have the power to save the lives of the women in these dire situations . A not much talked about subject is brought out in the open for us all too understand why it starts and how the women cannot just leave.

A MUST READ OR LISTEN TO

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loved the narration, she has a voice like syrup. Stories are compelling and illustrate the arguments vividly. Also the length was about right.

eye opening and enthralling performance

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