![Domestic Violence and Court Services During COVID-19](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/family_1587790667.jpg)
The ‘shelter in place’ orders during COVID-19 have resulted in a surge in domestic violence in both the U.S. and globally. Isolation is a feature of coercive control, and the quarantine has been used by abusers to further isolate and terrorize women and children. Additionally, COVID-19 is also being used by abusers as a reason [...]