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.