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.
My article with @Tanya Palmer ‘Telling the Wrong Stories: Rough Sex, Coercive Control and the Criminal Law’ is out - see December issue of Child and Family Law Quarterly. Part of a brilliant special issue edited by @Hannah_Bows and @jojohjhj Jonathan Herring or available open access here
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
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
