Victim advocacy in the courtroom [[electronic resource] ] : persuasive practices in domestic violence and child protection cases / / Mary Lay Schuster, Amy D. Propen

• Autore: Schuster Mary Lay
• Pubblicazione: Boston, : Northeastern University Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 345.73/02555
• Soggetto topico: 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 States
• Soggetto non controllato: Victim advocates
• Altri autori: PropenAmy D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Provides a deeply textured view of how victims' voices are introduced and heard in courts
• Titolo autorizzato: Victim advocacy in the courtroom
• ISBN: 1-283-87520-9; 1-55553-758-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781224003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law.