A Proposed Coercive Control & Causation Model - Robin Boyle-Laisure, JD at PIPATL

Presented by Robin Boyle-Laisure, JD, Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Professor Robin Boyle is a full-time faculty member at St. John’s University School of Law, New York (since 1994). She has presented previously at PIPATL.

In her article, Undoing Undue Influence: How the Doctrine Can Avoid Judicial Subjectivity by Omitting the Vulnerability Element, Prof. Boyle sets forth a model that eliminates the requirement to take into account the weaknesses of the victim. American Journal of Trial Advocacy 23-64 (Fall 2023). She will be discussing her proposed Coercive Control & Causation Model. She will also be discussing the highlights of her forthcoming book, Taken No More aimed at helping parents protect their children from traffickers and cults.