Hamilton, Melissa,  1964- <br/><br/>
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.) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Forensic sociology--United States.<br/>Evidence, Expert--United States.<br/>Family violence--Law and legislation--United States.<br/>Abused women--Legal status, laws, etc.--California--Cases.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF8968.7  / .H36 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>345.73/02555