Liz Kelly

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Liz Kelly
CBE
Born1951 (age 7374)
United Kingdom
Academic work
Institutions Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU), London Metropolitan University
End Violence Against Women Coalition

Elizabeth A. Kelly CBE (born 1951) [1] is a British professor and director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU), London Metropolitan University, [2] former head of the, now defunct, Women's National Commission, [3] and co-chair, along with Marai Larasi, of the End Violence Against Women Coalition. [4]

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Career

Kelly has written numerous papers and articles relating to violence against women and children, and has been a guest editor on the journal Child Abuse Review . [5]

Her review of why so many alleged rapists go unprosecuted and unconvicted, which she conducted for the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, stated, "that at each stage of the legal process, stereotypes and prejudices play a part in decision-making". [6] [7]

In her book "The Hidden Gender of Law", Kelly argues "there is no clear distinction between consensual sex and rape, but a continuum of pressure, threat, coercion and force". She claims that all women experience sexual violence at some points in their lives. [8]

Kelly's publication "Surviving Sexual Violence" defines sexual violence as including "any physical, visual, verbal or sexual act that is experienced by the woman or girl, at the time or later, as a threat, invasion or assault, that has the effect of hurting her or degrading her and/or takes away her ability to control". Such a definition was criticised by Wendy McElroy, describing it as "disastrously subjective" also noting "regret is not a benchmark of consent". [9]

Kelly was awarded the CBE in the 2000 New Years Honours, for services to combating violence against women and children. [10]

Recognition

She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2017. [11]

Bibliography

Books

Chapters in books

Journal articles

Papers

For the CWASU

Home Office

  • Kelly, Liz; Bindel, Julie; Burton, Sheila; Butterworth, Dianne; Cook, Kate; Regan, Linda (1999). Domestic violence matters: an evaluation of a development project. London: Home Office, Research Studies. ISBN   9781840821376. 193. Pdf.
  • Kelly, Liz; Regan, Linda (2000). Stopping traffic: exploring the extent of, and responses to trafficking in women for sexual exploitation in the UK. London: Home Office, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit. ISBN   9781840824667. 125. Pdf. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  • Kelly, Liz; Regan, Linda; Lovett, Jo (2004). Sexual Assault Referral Centres: developing good practice and maximising potentials. London: Home Office Research Study. ISBN   9781844732869. 285. Pdf.
  • Kelly, Liz; Regan, Linda; Lovett, Jo (2004). Forensic nursing an option for improving responses to reported rape and sexual assault. London: Home Office Development and Practice. ISBN   9781844733187. 31. Pdf.
  • Kelly, Liz; Regan, Linda; Lovett, Jo (2005). A gap or a chasm?: Attrition in reported rape cases. London: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate. ISBN   9781844735556. 293. Pdf.
  • Kelly, Liz; Temkin, Jennifer; Griffiths, Sue (2006). Section 41 an evaluation of new legislation limiting sexual history evidence in rape trials. London: Home Office Online Reports. ISBN   9781844739264. OLR 20/06. Online. Pdf.
  • Kelly, Liz (2013). Evaluation of the pilot of domestic violence protection orders. Joanna R. Adler; Miranda A.H. Horvarth; Jo Lovett; Mark Coulson; David Kernohan; and Mark Gray. London: Home Office, Crime research and analysis. ISBN   9781782462620. 76. Online. Pdf. Evaluation of Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) for the International Crime and Policing Conference 2015.

Other papers

References

  1. "Kelly, Liz, 1951–". Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) . Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. "Liz Kelly". Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU), London Metropolitan University. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. "Professor Liz Kelly CBE". Women's National Commission. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. "Our people: our board of trustees". End Violence Against Women Coalition . Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  5. Kelly, Liz (guest editor); Pringle, Keith (guest editor) (November 2009). "Editorial: Gender and child harm". Child Abuse Review. 18 (6): 367–371. doi:10.1002/car.1097.{{cite journal}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  6. Baird, Vera (10 April 2002). "You've been raped. Why bother reporting it?". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  7. Kelly, Liz (October 2001). Routes to (in)justice: a research review on the reporting, investigation and prosecution of rape cases. London: HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI). p. 6. OCLC   224119621. Literature review. Pdf.
  8. Messerschmidt, James W. (27 September 1993). Masculinities and Crime: Critique and Reconceptualization of Theory. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9780847678693 via Google Books.
  9. McElroy, Wendy (1 January 2001). Sexual Correctness: The Gender-Feminist Attack on Women. McFarland. ISBN   9780786411443 via Google Books.
  10. "No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1999. p. 10.
  11. "BBC 100 Women 2017: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2022.