COJ #86 - Crime Analyst Expert Laura Richards Joins Mandy To Shine Light on Coercive Control

Cup Of Justice

Luna Shark Productions

True Crime, News Commentary, How To, Education, News

4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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We are honored once again to welcome Laura Richards, world renowned and award-winning Criminal Behavioral Analyst, formerly of New Scotland Yard. Every week Laura profiles behaviors and identifies the red flags to prevent murders in slow motion on her groundbreaking and award winning podcast: Crime Analyst. Laura Richards and Mandy Matney discuss the prevalence and devastating consequences of coercive control in domestic abuse cases, emphasizing the need for legal changes and societal challenges to traditional gender roles. They'll also take a deeper dive into the Mica Francis case through the prism of Coercive Control. Learn more about Laura's research and additional resources at thelaurarichards.com or purchase her book Policing Domestic Violence on Amazon. This episode also stresses the importance of education and awareness, as well as the predictability and preventability of domestic violence murders. Plus the importance of active listening and identifying red flags in relationships, such as devaluation, love bombing, and controlling behaviors. And! We reserved a special conversation just for Premium Members about certain traditions and how they play a role in controlling behavior. Stay tuned for an upcoming Crime Analyst Episode with the other half of this conversation... Episode Resources: Duluth Model Power and Control Wheel The Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour Based Violence (DASH 2009-2024) Risk Identification, Assessment and Management Model Stalking Resources Learn more about Laura Richards here: crime-analyst.com/ youtube.com/@crimeanalyst twitter.com/thecrimeanalyst instagram.com/crimeanalyst/ And don't miss an explosive episode of True Sunlight Podcast this Thursday. All that being said, let’s get into it. Let’s get into it... Premium Members also get access to searchable case files, written articles with documents, case photos, episode videos and exclusive live experiences with our hosts on lunasharkmedia.com all in one place. CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3BdUtOE. And for those just wanting ad-free listening without all the other great content, we now offer ad-free listening on Apple Podcast through a subscription to Luna Shark Plus on the Apple Podcasts App. And we also offer access to exclusive video content through our new YouTube Premiere subscription. Check out our new Luna Shark Merch With a Mission shop at lunasharkmerch.com/ SUNscribe to our free email list to get alerts on bonus episodes, calls to action, new shows and updates. CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3KBM *** Alert: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! *** Find us on social media: Twitter.com/mandymatney - Twitter.com/elizfarrell - Twitter.com/theericbland https://www.facebook.com/cupofjustice/ | https://www.instagram.com/cojpod/ YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode of COJ is heavy and incredibly important. This actually might be one of the most
0:07.2	important episodes that we have ever done because I believe that this discussion breaking down coercive control could save lives and
0:16.1	maybe help change the justice system for the better.
0:19.7	On today's show, we tackle coercive control with world-renowned expert Laura Richards.
0:26.5	Through her brilliant podcast crime analyst and her tireless work teaching law enforcement
0:31.8	across the globe, Laura Richards has turned the lights on
0:35.3	coercive control and helped millions of people like me understand the issue and identify
0:41.0	the pattern of high-risk behaviors associated with it.
0:45.0	As Laura Richards explains, coercive control is much more than emotional abuse.
0:50.5	It is psychological warfare, and the consequences are too often deadly.
0:55.4	Coercive control has been a key phrase in the Micah Francis
0:59.7	aka Micah Miller case to properly describe the level of abuse that Micah and her family
1:05.8	alleged J.P. put her through.
1:08.0	For a reminder, on April 27th, Micah Francis, a 30 year old-old woman from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was found
1:14.9	dead with a gunshot wound in a state park near Lumberton, North Carolina.
1:19.3	Her death was ruled as suicide by local police a week later.
1:23.0	However, we have confirmed with multiple sources
1:25.8	that the FBI is investigating Micah's case,
1:28.8	including details surrounding her death.
1:31.0	That investigation, according to sources, appears to be heating up,
1:35.5	which is a really good thing. While we still have so many questions about Micah's manner of death
1:40.4	in the quick police investigation that followed our podcast
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