Victim advocacy in the courtroom : persuasive practices in domestic violence and child protection cases /
Schuster, Mary Lay.
Victim advocacy in the courtroom : persuasive practices in domestic violence and child protection cases / Mary Lay Schuster, Amy D. Propen. - Boston : Northeastern University Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource (ix, 234 pages). - Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Victim advocacy in the courtroom -- Perspectives for understanding advocacy in the courtroom -- Reason and emotion, objectivity and subjectivity, in the courtroom -- Issues of credibility, trust, and power for victims and their advocates -- Advocacy work : giving voice to the vulnerable and abused -- The rhetorical work of victim advocates and guardians ad litem : perspectives and recommendations.
Provides a deeply textured view of how victims' voices are introduced and heard in courts.
9781555537586
Victims of family violence--Legal status, laws, etc.--Trial practice.--United States
Family violence--Law and legislation--Trial practice.--United States
Abused children--Legal status, laws, etc.--Trial practice.--United States
Domestic relations courts--United States.
Victims of family violence--Legal status, laws, etc.--Minnesota.
Victims of crimes--Services for--United States.
Abused children--Legal status, laws, etc.--Trial practice.--United States
Domestic relations courts--United States.
Family violence--Law and legislation--Trial practice.--United States
Victims of crimes--Services for--United States.
Victims of family violence--Legal status, laws, etc.--Minnesota.
Victims of family violence--Legal status, laws, etc.--Trial practice.--United States
Electronic Books.
KF505 / .V538 2011
Victim advocacy in the courtroom : persuasive practices in domestic violence and child protection cases / Mary Lay Schuster, Amy D. Propen. - Boston : Northeastern University Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource (ix, 234 pages). - Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Victim advocacy in the courtroom -- Perspectives for understanding advocacy in the courtroom -- Reason and emotion, objectivity and subjectivity, in the courtroom -- Issues of credibility, trust, and power for victims and their advocates -- Advocacy work : giving voice to the vulnerable and abused -- The rhetorical work of victim advocates and guardians ad litem : perspectives and recommendations.
Provides a deeply textured view of how victims' voices are introduced and heard in courts.
9781555537586
Victims of family violence--Legal status, laws, etc.--Trial practice.--United States
Family violence--Law and legislation--Trial practice.--United States
Abused children--Legal status, laws, etc.--Trial practice.--United States
Domestic relations courts--United States.
Victims of family violence--Legal status, laws, etc.--Minnesota.
Victims of crimes--Services for--United States.
Abused children--Legal status, laws, etc.--Trial practice.--United States
Domestic relations courts--United States.
Family violence--Law and legislation--Trial practice.--United States
Victims of crimes--Services for--United States.
Victims of family violence--Legal status, laws, etc.--Minnesota.
Victims of family violence--Legal status, laws, etc.--Trial practice.--United States
Electronic Books.
KF505 / .V538 2011