The behavioral logic behind Chronica
Chronica is not a generic evidence vault. Its pattern logic is grounded in established behavioral frameworks used to identify coercive control, stalking, abuse cycles, and institutional weaponization. These pages explain what those frameworks are, how Chronica applies them, and — just as importantly — what Chronica does not claim to do.
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How Chronica identifies coercive control
DARCaM, DARVO, the Duluth Model, and Evan Stark's coercive-control framing — used to surface repetition, escalation, and autonomy disruption across the record.
Read frameworkHow Chronica identifies stalking and fixation
Behavioral signatures for fixation, surveillance, escalation, and boundary violation — scored across time, channels, and recurrence.
How Chronica identifies parent-time interference
Schedule drift, withholding patterns, and exchange disruption mapped against statutory parenting-time expectations.
How Chronica identifies institutional weaponization
Repeated agency reports, school contact, and complaint cycles examined for pattern-of-use rather than isolated outreach.
Descriptive, not diagnostic
Chronica uses these frameworks to describe and surface patterns — not to diagnose individuals, render legal conclusions, or replace clinicians and counsel. Language stays factual and conditional. Interpretation is separated from the underlying records, and every surfaced pattern points back to the evidence it came from.