02081nam a22003974a 4500 ebr10430457 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 090128s2009 txu sb 001 0 eng 2009003092 9781593323233 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1593323239 (hbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)732955774 n-us--- n-us-ca KF8968.7 .H36 2009eb 345.73/02555 22 Hamilton, Melissa, 1964- Expert testimony on domestic violence [electronic resource] : a discourse analysis / Melissa Hamilton. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009. vi, 207 p. Law and society 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. 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. local ebrary, Inc. Law and society (New York, N.Y.) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10430457 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 232705 232705