About Cassandra
I am a researcher in the School of Law at the University of Sussex and 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 .
'A woman wears the same outfit every day, rarely goes out, and continually paces back and forth in a small space. Imagine how hard it would be to explain her behaviour if you were unable to reveal that the woman is confined in a jail cell….Start with the cage, and everything changes.'
Evan Stark
Research Publications
Cassandra Wiener
Marilyn McMahon and Paul McGorrery, (eds) Criminalising Non-Physical Family Violence: Coercive Control and Autonomy Crimes (Springer International)
Cassandra Wiener
‘Seeing What is Invisible in Plain Sight: Policing Coercive Control’
The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice
Opinion Pieces
Interview with Cassandra Wiener, 9 April 2020
People In Abusive Relationships At Greater Risk During Isolation But Help Is Still At Hand
Unilad
Cassandra Wiener, 17 March 2020
Coercive control doesn't end with a breakup and the law has to reflect that
iNews
Cassandra Wiener, February 19, 2020
Caroline Flack’s death shows why police and CPS need more training in domestic abuse cases
The Conversation
Cassandra Wiener, November 2019
Human Rights Defender
Cassandra Wiener, 2 Oct 2019
‘Seeing What is Invisible in Plain Sight’: How Effective Is the New Law on Coercive Control?
Howard League for Penal Reform
