Journal article
A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Approach to the Trial Process in Domestic Violence Felony Trials
Violence against women, Vol.9(4), pp.410-437
04/2003
DOI: 10.1177/1077801202250954
Abstract
This article presents a therapeutic jurisprudence approach to the prosecution of domestic violence–related felony trials. After demonstrating how the current trial process has antitherapeutic effects on victims, the article sets forth a series of recommendations for prosecutors in using a client-centered model during the trial process. These recommendations include the following: anticipating defenses in domestic violence cases, having positive pre-trial interactions with victims to empower them through the process, using pretrial motions to limit negative victim character evidence and introduce evidence about the defendant’s prior abuse, and the importance of allowing victims to contextualize the violence in their testimony during trial.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Approach to the Trial Process in Domestic Violence Felony Trials
- Creators
- Carolyn Copps Hartley - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Violence against women, Vol.9(4), pp.410-437
- DOI
- 10.1177/1077801202250954
- ISSN
- 1077-8012
- eISSN
- 1552-8448
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2003
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984283731202771
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