NSW Police investigating more than 80 coercive control cases since it became a crime in July

Police are investigating more than 80 cases of coercive control in the three months since it became a criminal offence in NSW with Commissioner Karen Webb revealing senior officers have been tasked with enforcing the new laws.Commissioner Webb told ABC News the complexity of investigating and prosecuting coercive control offences was a job only trained detectives would be taking on.”They will be more complex, they will take more time, and it’s probably likely that it will be a job only detectives need to take on,” she said.”It will take more than a general duties shift, so we want to make sure that we do the investigations properly and get the right outcomes for victims.”NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says tackling domestic violence is one of main priorities. (ABC News: Keana Naughton)Coercive control laws are not retrospective, which means cases can only prosecuted if the offending took place after the laws came into effect on July 1.Only one person has so far been charged…