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 LayContributor(s): Propen, Amy D | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Northeastern series on gender, crime, and lawPublication details: Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2011Description: ix, 234 pISBN: 9781555537586 (electronic bk.)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 LOC classification: KF505 | .S328 2011Online resources: Click to View
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.
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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.

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