1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781348003321

Autore

Hamilton Melissa <1964->

Titolo

Expert testimony on domestic violence [[electronic resource] ] : a discourse analysis / / Melissa Hamilton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-59332-547-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Collana

Law and society

Disciplina

345.73/02555

Soggetti

Forensic sociology - United States

Evidence, Expert - United States

Family violence - Law and legislation - United States

Abused women - Legal status, laws, etc - California

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145610703321

Titolo

2006 Optical Data Storage Topical Meeting : conference proceedings : 23-26 April 2006, Le Centre Sheraton, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : IEEE, 2006

ISBN

9781509092765

1509092765

Disciplina

621.39/767

Soggetti

Optical storage devices

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Electrical Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph