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FOR SOLICITORS AND BARRISTERS
EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES
Kacey Baker, MSc, provides independent expert reports on coercive control, particularly in setting outside intimate relationships, including high-control groups, religious and spiritual movements, online communities, and workplaces.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
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Coercive and controlling behaviour in groups and organisations
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Recruitment, indoctrination, and retention in high-control groups
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The effects of group coercion on members and former members
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Online influence and digital cult communities
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How coercion outside the home relates to Section. 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015
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BA (Hons) in Community Drama and Applied Theatre (2011), Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
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MSc (with Distinction) in the Psychology of Coercive Control (2024), University of Salford
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MSc research developing the Extent of Coercive Control Universal Scale, a tool for measuring coercive control beyond domestic contexts
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Expert witness reports prepared for ongoing court cases
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Interviews with hundreds of survivors of cults/high-control groups, and with experts, scholars, and authors since 2020
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Contributions to ongoing Troubled Teen Industry litigations
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On the Board of Trustees for the Family Survival Trust - A UK based charity supporting victims of cults and coercive control
HOW INSTRUCTION WORKS
01
Enquiry
Send the case type and deadline. No confidential details at this stage.
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Suitability
Kacey confirms the case is within her expertise and that there is no conflict of interest.
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Estimate
You receive a fee estimate and timescale.
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Report
On instruction, Kacey reviews the papers and prepares a report that complies with the relevant court rules.
ENQUIRY
For a CV and fee schedule, or to discuss a case, please complete the form. Please do not include confidential case details in your first message.
Download one-page expert CV (PDF)
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