Latinas' Narratives of Domestic Abuse: Discrepant versions of violenceIn the American legal system valid witness-testimony is supposed to be invariable and unchanging, so defense attorneys highlight seeming inconsistencies in victims accounts to impeach their credibility. This book offers an examination of how and why victims of domestic violence might seem to be changing their stories, in the criminal justice system, which may leave them vulnerable to attack and criticism. Latinas Narratives of Domestic Abuse: Discrepant versions of violence investigates the discourse of protective order interviews, where women apply for court injunctions to keep abusers away. In these encounters, two different versions of violence, each influenced by a range of ethnolinguistic, intertextual and cultural factors, are always produced. This ethnography of Latina women narrating violence suggests that before victims even get to trial, their testimony involves much more than merely telling the truth. This book provides a unique look at pre-trial testimony as a collaborative and dynamic social and cultural act. |
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... attorneys and others make use of alleged inconsistencies to undermine the victim's claim — to attack her credibility.” Victim credibility and discrepancies in victims' stories have been identified as strong variables in predicting ...
... attorneys and others make use of alleged inconsistencies to undermine the victim's claim — to attack her credibility.” Victim credibility and discrepancies in victims' stories have been identified as strong variables in predicting ...
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... attorney's office, where paralegals are employed to interview them, draft affidavits on their behalf and accompany them to court. In Someville, the setting is a pro bono law clinic, where volunteers, most of whom are attorneys or ...
... attorney's office, where paralegals are employed to interview them, draft affidavits on their behalf and accompany them to court. In Someville, the setting is a pro bono law clinic, where volunteers, most of whom are attorneys or ...
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... Attorney's Office in Anytown. Descriptive statistics from the District Attorney's Office, as opposed to data on the social characteristics of survivors as kept by other agencies such as the Pro Bono Law Clinic, are used here for the ...
... Attorney's Office in Anytown. Descriptive statistics from the District Attorney's Office, as opposed to data on the social characteristics of survivors as kept by other agencies such as the Pro Bono Law Clinic, are used here for the ...
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... Attorney's Computerized Victim Database in which paralegals enter information about both victims and defendants. Although in-take logs for an entire year are available, the first month for this sample begins with the month the ...
... Attorney's Computerized Victim Database in which paralegals enter information about both victims and defendants. Although in-take logs for an entire year are available, the first month for this sample begins with the month the ...
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... Attorney's Office has been made aware of a complaint and that if certain behaviors continue, the Office may intervene. Fifty-nine persons left the office before they were interviewed. And nineteen people could not be seen because of a ...
... Attorney's Office has been made aware of a complaint and that if certain behaviors continue, the Office may intervene. Fifty-nine persons left the office before they were interviewed. And nineteen people could not be seen because of a ...
Contents
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5 The protective order interview | 87 |
6 Disappearing acts | 121 |
7 Disfigurement and discrepancy | 155 |
8 Transforming domestic violence into narrative syntax | 191 |
9 Beyond the storytelling taboo | 225 |
10 Discrepant versions and the margins | 269 |
References | 279 |
Glossary of legal terms | 295 |
Author index | 301 |
Subject index | 305 |
STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY | 315 |
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Latinas Narratives of Domestic Abuse: Discrepant Versions of Violence Shonna L. Trinch Limited preview - 2003 |
Latinas Narratives of Domestic Abuse: Discrepant Versions of Violence Shonna L. Trinch No preview available - 2003 |
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