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Victim advocacy in the courtroom [electronic resource] : persuasive practices in domestic violence and child protection cases / Mary Lay Schuster, Amy D. Propen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schuster, Mary Lay.
- Series:
- Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law.
- Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Victims of family violence--Legal status, laws, etc--United States--Trial practice.
- Victims of family violence.
- Family violence--Law and legislation--United States--Trial practice.
- Family violence.
- Abused children--Legal status, laws, etc--United States--Trial practice.
- Abused children.
- Domestic relations courts--United States.
- Domestic relations courts.
- Victims of family violence--Legal status, laws, etc--Minnesota.
- Victims of crimes--Services for--United States.
- Victims of crimes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Provides a deeply textured view of how victims' voices are introduced and heard in courts
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-87520-9
- 1-55553-758-8
- OCLC:
- 742514627
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