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 / [electronic resource] : Mary Lay Schuster, Amy D. Propen. - Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2011. - ix, 234 p. - Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law . - Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law. .

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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781555537586 (electronic bk.)




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.


Electronic books.

KF505 / .S328 2011

345.73/02555