Victim advocacy in the courtroom [electronic resource] : persuasive practices in domestic violence and child protection cases / Mary Lay Schuster, Amy D. Propen.
By: Schuster, Mary Lay.
Contributor(s): Propen, Amy D | ebrary, Inc
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Series: Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law. Publisher: Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2011Description: ix, 234 p.Subject(s): Victims of family violence -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Trial practice | Family violence -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Trial practice | Abused children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Trial practice | Domestic relations courts -- United States | Victims of family violence -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Minnesota | Victims of crimes -- Services for -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 345.73/02555 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references 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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.