Victim advocacy in the courtroom
Subtitle: persuasive practices in domestic violence and child protection cases
By: Mary Lay Schuster, Amy D. Propen
Contributors: Propen, Amy D.
Series: The Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law; Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781555537500; 9781555537494; 9781555537586
Subjects: Trial practice; Victims of family violence; Abused children; Family violence; Law and legislation; Domestic relations courts; Legal status, laws; Services for; Victims of crimes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-224) and index.
Table of contents: title: Victim advocacy in the courtroom?; title: Perspectives for understanding advocacy in the courtroom?; title: Reason and emotion, objectivity and subjectivity, in the courtroom?; title: Issues of credibility, trust, and power for victims and their advocates?; title: Advocacy work: giving voice to the vulnerable and abused?; title: The rhetorical work of victim advocates and guardians.