Expert testimony on domestic violence a discourse analysis /
Hamilton, Melissa, 1964-
Expert testimony on domestic violence a discourse analysis / [electronic resource] : Melissa Hamilton. - El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009. - vi, 207 p. - Law and society . - Law and society (New York, N.Y.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.
Introduction -- Feminist and social constructivist theories -- Critical discourse analysis in the law -- Expert witness discourse : the legal framework -- Expert witness discourse : constructing the battered woman -- The discourses of resistance.
"Examines the impact of social science evidence on legal reasoning in domestic violence cases, analyzing the text and rhetoric from a body of appellate opinions in which expert witnesses provided social science-based testimony about domestic violence"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Forensic sociology--United States.
Evidence, Expert--United States.
Family violence--Law and legislation--United States.
Abused women--Legal status, laws, etc.--California--Cases.
Electronic books.
KF8968.7 / .H36 2009
345.73/02555
Expert testimony on domestic violence a discourse analysis / [electronic resource] : Melissa Hamilton. - El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009. - vi, 207 p. - Law and society . - Law and society (New York, N.Y.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.
Introduction -- Feminist and social constructivist theories -- Critical discourse analysis in the law -- Expert witness discourse : the legal framework -- Expert witness discourse : constructing the battered woman -- The discourses of resistance.
"Examines the impact of social science evidence on legal reasoning in domestic violence cases, analyzing the text and rhetoric from a body of appellate opinions in which expert witnesses provided social science-based testimony about domestic violence"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Forensic sociology--United States.
Evidence, Expert--United States.
Family violence--Law and legislation--United States.
Abused women--Legal status, laws, etc.--California--Cases.
Electronic books.
KF8968.7 / .H36 2009
345.73/02555