Expert Testimony on Domestic Violence : a Discourse Analysis.

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Hamilton examines the impact of social science evidence on legal reasoning in domestic violence cases. Relying on interdisciplinary theories and methodologies in law, Hamilton analyzes the text and rhetoric from a body of appellate opinions in which expert witnesses provided social science-based tes...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamilton, Melissa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2009.
Colección:Recht und Gesellschaft.
Temas:
Forensic sociology > United States.
Evidence, Expert > United States.
Family violence > Law and legislation > United States.
Abused women > Legal status, laws, etc. > California > Cases.
Sociologie légale > États-Unis.
Expertises > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Abused women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Evidence, Expert
Family violence > Law and legislation
Forensic sociology
California
United States
Trials, litigation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Hamilton examines the impact of social science evidence on legal reasoning in domestic violence cases. Relying on interdisciplinary theories and methodologies in law, Hamilton analyzes the text and rhetoric from a body of appellate opinions in which expert witnesses provided social science-based testimony about domestic violence. Expert testimony was highly influential on, yet was rarely challenged by, the appellate judges. From this body of judicial writings, Hamilton uncovers typologies of battered women, battering men, and abusive relationships. She also notes the discursive tension in the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (213 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index.
ISBN:9781593325473
1593325479

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