Latinas narratives of domestic abuse : discrepant versions of violence /

In 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 b...

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Main Author: Trinch, Shonna L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2003.
Series:Impact, studies in language and society ; 17.
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