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.
Year | Body/jurisdiction | Document | Cited contribution(s) | ||
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2016 |
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Parliament of Victoria | Royal Commission into Family Violence, Volume II: Report and Recommendations | Katz 2014 [3] | Concept of mothers and children as potential "promoters" of each other's recoveries from domestic violence. [4] |
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HM Government, Department for Education | Pathways to Harm, Pathways to Protection: A Triennial Analysis of Serious Case Reviews 2011 to 2014 | Katz 2016a [5] | Concept of coercive control as ongoing as opposed to incident-based. [6] | |
2017 |
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Australian Government, Department of Social Services | Fathers Who Use Violence: Options for Safe Practice Where There Is Ongoing Contact With Children | Evidence that men who use "tactics of abuse" against their partners may also use the same tactics against their children. [7] | |
2019 |
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Welsh Parliament | Briefing 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 Children | Katz 2016b [9] | Definition of the impacts of coercive control on children. [10] |
2020 | ![]() |
Northern Ireland Assembly | Briefing 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] |
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HM Government, Ministry of Justice | Literature review for Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases: Final Report [14] | Katz 2016a [5] | General 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]
Year | Organisation | Work | Award | Result | Ref. | |
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2016 |
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Wiley | Katz 2016a [5] | Wiley Best Paper Prize [a] | Won | [18] |
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Women Against Violence Europe | Corinna Seith Award | Won | [19] | ||
2022 |
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Clear Path UK Awards [20] | Herself | Cycle Breaker Award | Won | [21] |
In March 2020 Katz's research was cited in a Guardian article by Jess Hill on the murder of Hannah Clarke in Brisbane, Australia. [22] 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. [23] 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. [2]
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.
Year | Body/jurisdiction | Document | Cited contribution(s) | ||
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2016 |
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Parliament of Victoria | Royal Commission into Family Violence, Volume II: Report and Recommendations | Katz 2014 [3] | Concept of mothers and children as potential "promoters" of each other's recoveries from domestic violence. [4] |
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HM Government, Department for Education | Pathways to Harm, Pathways to Protection: A Triennial Analysis of Serious Case Reviews 2011 to 2014 | Katz 2016a [5] | Concept of coercive control as ongoing as opposed to incident-based. [6] | |
2017 |
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Australian Government, Department of Social Services | Fathers Who Use Violence: Options for Safe Practice Where There Is Ongoing Contact With Children | Evidence that men who use "tactics of abuse" against their partners may also use the same tactics against their children. [7] | |
2019 |
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Welsh Parliament | Briefing 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 Children | Katz 2016b [9] | Definition of the impacts of coercive control on children. [10] |
2020 | ![]() |
Northern Ireland Assembly | Briefing 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] |
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HM Government, Ministry of Justice | Literature review for Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases: Final Report [14] | Katz 2016a [5] | General 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]
Year | Organisation | Work | Award | Result | Ref. | |
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2016 |
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Wiley | Katz 2016a [5] | Wiley Best Paper Prize [a] | Won | [18] |
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Women Against Violence Europe | Corinna Seith Award | Won | [19] | ||
2022 |
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Clear Path UK Awards [20] | Herself | Cycle Breaker Award | Won | [21] |
In March 2020 Katz's research was cited in a Guardian article by Jess Hill on the murder of Hannah Clarke in Brisbane, Australia. [22] 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. [23] 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. [2]