Coercive control and situational couple violence in families with child protection involvement: A case-file analysis – Ulrike Marwitz, Daryl J. Higgins and Thomas Whelan

This study analyses child protection case files to distinguish coercive control from situational couple violence and examines how these patterns shape risk, child safety, and intervention outcomes. It demonstrates that misidentifying the violence type can lead to inappropriate responses, including unsafe reunification or misdirected support.