Expert testimony on domestic violence a discourse analysis / Melissa Hamilton.

"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.

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Main Author: Hamilton, Melissa, 1964-
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009.
Series:Law and society (New York, N.Y.)
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Summary:"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.
Physical Description:vi, 207 p.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.
Access:Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff.