Emma Katz Explained

Emma Katz is a UK-based domestic violence researcher.[1] [2] Katz has contributed to policy and popular cultural discussion on coercive control, in particular in the UK, the United States, and Australia.

Policy

YearBody/jurisdictionDocumentCited contribution(s)
2016Parliament of VictoriaRoyal Commission into Family Violence, Volume II: Report and RecommendationsKatz 2014[3] Concept of mothers and children as potential "promoters" of each other's recoveries from domestic violence.[4]
HM Government, Department for EducationPathways to Harm, Pathways to Protection: A Triennial Analysis of Serious Case Reviews 2011 to 2014Katz 2016a[5] Concept of coercive control as ongoing as opposed to incident-based.[6]
2017Australian Government, Department of Social ServicesFathers Who Use Violence: Options for Safe Practice Where There Is Ongoing Contact With ChildrenEvidence that men who use "tactics of abuse" against their partners may also use the same tactics against their children.[7]
2019Welsh ParliamentBriefing submitted by Children in Wales, NSPCC Wales and Welsh Women's Aid to cross-party group[8] on Children and Young People / Violence against Women and ChildrenKatz 2016b[9] Definition of the impacts of coercive control on children.[10]
2020Northern Ireland AssemblyBriefing submitted by NSPCC Northern Ireland in response to call for evidence from Committee for Justice on Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill[11] Katz 2019[12] Examples of children's experiences of domestic abuse and disclosure; evidence that a strong relationship with the parent victim improves children's chances of recovery.[13]
HM Government, Ministry of JusticeLiterature review for Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases: Final Report[14] Katz 2016aGeneral findings – referenced/paraphrased in sections 1.2, 4.4, 5.2, 5.2.1, and 6.3.[15]

Katz was a member of the expert advisory panel for Research England's Domestic Abuse Policy Guidance for UK Universities 2021.[16]

Award nominations

YearOrganisationWorkAwardResultRef.
2016WileyKatz 2016aWiley Best Paper Prize[17]
Women Against Violence EuropeCorinna Seith Award[18]
2022Clear Path UK Awards[19] HerselfCycle Breaker Award[20]

Media

In March 2020 Katz's research was cited in a Guardian article by Jess Hill on the murder of Hannah Clarke in Brisbane, Australia.[21] In the same month Katz featured in an ITV News report on the Coronation Street coercive control storyline involving the characters Yasmeen Nazir and Geoff Metcalfe.[22] In November 2022 an article published on the Bristol Cable news website included quotes from Katz criticising the use of parental alienation counter-accusations by parents accused of domestic violence or child abuse in family courts.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: What is coercive control? We asked domestic abuse experts how to spot the signs. Hunt. Amy. 15 February 2022. GoodtoKnow. 1 November 2022.
  2. News: Inside the family court, where justice and trauma collide. Ward. James. 2 November 2022. The Bristol Cable. 10 November 2022.
  3. Katz. Emma. Strengthening Mother–Child Relationships as Part of Domestic Violence Recovery. September 2014. University of Edinburgh – Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) Briefing No.. 72. 17 September 2020.
  4. Parliament of Victoria. Royal Commission into Family Violence, Volume II: Report and Recommendations. March 2016. 138n475. 17 September 2020.
  5. Katz. Emma. Beyond the Physical Incident Model: How Children Living with Domestic Violence are Harmed By and Resist Regimes of Coercive Control. Child Abuse Review. 25. 1. 2016. 46–59. 10.1002/car.2422. free.
  6. Pathways to Harm, Pathways to Protection: A Triennial Analysis of Serious Case Reviews 2011 to 2014. May 2016. HM Government, Department for Education. Sidebotham. Harrison. Penny. Sorensen. Ameeta. Retzer. Elizabeth. Jo. Peter. Garstang. Jane. Dodsworth. Pippa. Belderson. Sue. Bailey. Marian. Brandon. 82. 12 August 2021.
  7. Humphreys. Cathy. Campo. Monica. Australian Government, Department of Social Services. Australian Institute of Family Studies – Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) Paper No.. 43. Fathers Who Use Violence: Options for Safe Practice Where There Is Ongoing Contact With Children. 2017. 6, box 2. 24 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Cross-Party Groups. Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament. 12 August 2021.
  9. Coercive Control-Based Domestic Abuse: Impacts on Mothers and Children. Emma. Katz. 28 January 2016. AVA Seminar on Coercive Control: Using the Legislation. https://avaproject.org.uk/ava-seminar-coercive-control. AVA: Against Violence and Abuse. London. 18 September 2020.
  10. Children in Wales. NSPCC Wales. Welsh Women's Aid. Briefing for the joint CPG on Violence against Women and Children and CPG on Children and Young People – domestic abuse: its impact on children, services in Wales and what we're calling for. February 2019. 1n4. 17 September 2020.
  11. Web site: Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Bill. Northern Ireland Assembly. 12 August 2021.
  12. Katz. Emma. Coercive Control, Domestic Violence, and a Five-Factor Framework: Five Factors That Influence Closeness, Distance, and Strain in Mother–Child Relationships. Violence Against Women. 25. 15. 2019. 1829–1853. 10.1177/1077801218824998. 30732543 . 12 August 2021. 31 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031230009/https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/2584/. dead.
  13. National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Assembly. NSPCC in Northern Ireland Briefing for Health Committee on the Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill. 12 August 2021.
  14. Hunter. Rosemary. Burton. Mandy. Trinder. Liz. HM Government, Ministry of Justice. Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases: Final Report. June 2020. 17 September 2020.
  15. Barnett. Adrienne. HM Government, Ministry of Justice. Ministry of Justice Analytical Series. Domestic Abuse and Private Law Children Cases: A Literature Review. 2020. 17 September 2020.
  16. Research England; Honour Abuse Research Matrix (HARM), University of Central Lancashire, UK. Domestic Abuse Policy Guidance for UK Universities 2021. 28 May 2021.
  17. Web site: Sidebotham. Peter. Child Abuse Review: Rising to new heights with our 2017 Impact Factor. 29 June 2018. 17 September 2020.
  18. Web site: 18th WAVE Conference: "Step up!Europe – unite to end violence against women and their children, 19th–21st of October 2016, Berlin Germany: Draft programme 23. September 2016. Weisblatt & Associés. 17 September 2020.
  19. Web site: CLEAR PATH UK AWARDS. Clear Path UK. 31 October 2022.
  20. Clear Path UK. Clear_PathUK. 1579419995989123072. 10 October 2022. CONGRATULATIONS to our incredible winners of the Clear Path UK Awards 2022!!!. 31 October 2022.
  21. News: Hill. Jess. Children and family law: 'How can you share parenting with an abusive parent?'. The Guardian. 14 March 2020. 17 September 2020.
  22. Web site: The reality of coercive control. ITV Granada. 4 March 2020. 17 September 2020.

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