About Cassandra
I am a Senior Lecturer in Law at City, University of London. I am also co-founder and trustee of the Treebeard Trust.
I specialise in coercive control and the criminal law. I advise governments and activists around the world on the doctrinal implications of domestic abuse law reform, and through the Treebeard Trust support transformative initiatives to empower women affected by violence .
Law Reform
I am joining the Home Office funded research Operation Bluestone/Soteria from September 2022 – becoming part of the team working to transform the police response to rape… I will be focusing on rape and sexual abuse that takes place within an intimate relationship. This is a once in a lifetime moment for me and I am beyond excited and grateful.
Excited to announce that my monograph Coercive Control and the Criminal Law will be available for pre-order (in paperback) from December… book launch details coming soon.
Research Publications
Cassandra Wiener
Telling the wrong stories: Rough sex, coercive control and the criminal law
Child and Family Law Quarterly
Cassandra Wiener
Criminalising Coercive Control, Family Violence and the Criminal Law
Cassandra Wiener
‘Seeing What is Invisible in Plain Sight: Policing Coercive Control’
The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice
Opinion Pieces
Cassandra Wiener and Anna Minton, 29 March 2022
Domestic abuse in the UK: scrapping the local connection test is a start but it's not enough
The Conversation
Comment with Cassandra Wiener, 15 February 2022
Why victims of domestic abuse don’t leave – four experts explain
The Conversation
Tanya Palmer and Cassandra Wiener, 17 December 2021
How Claims of 'Consensual Rough Sex' Hide Abuse and Coercive Control from Courts
The Conversation
Events
