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Expert testimony on domestic violence

by Hamilton, Melissa,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Law and society Published by : LFB Scholarly Pub., (El Paso :) Physical details: vi, 207 p.
Subject(s): Forensic sociology -- United States. | Evidence, Expert -- United States. | Family violence -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Abused women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- California -- Cases. | Electronic books.
Year: 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.

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.

"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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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