nmm 22 4500 ICPSR02811 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130521s2000 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR02811 MiAaI MiAaI Prosecution and Defense Strategies in Domestic Violence Felonies in Iowa, 1989-1995 [electronic resource] Carolyn Copps Hartley , Roxann Ryan 2006-03-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2000 ICPSR 2811 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-21. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This study consisted of an in-depth analysis of the trial strategies used by the prosecution and the defense in domestic violence-related felony cases. The research objectives of this study were (1) to catalog the evidentiary constraints in domestic violence-related cases -- specifically, the types of character evidence and prior acts of defendants allowed during trial, (2) to show how the prosecution presented its case in domestic violence trials by identifying the key prosecution themes and strategies, (3) to present the specific evidence used by the prosecution to prove the elements of a case, and (4) to describe the themes and strategies used by the defense to counter the prosecution's case. Researchers focused on the admission of evidence of other acts of violence, known as "context" evidence, which characterized the violent relationship between the defendant and victim. The design involved a qualitative analysis of felony trial transcripts in Iowa from 1989 to 1995, in which the defendant and victim were involved in a domestic relationship. Part 1, Coded Transcript Data, contains the coded themes from the text analysis program. Background information was gathered on the length and type of relationship at the time of the incident, and the substance abuse and criminal histories of the defendant and the victim. Incident variables include current case charges, type of trial, description of physical injuries, whether hospitalization was required, type of weapon used, and whether the defendant or the victim owned a firearm. Other variables describe prosecution and defense strategies regarding evidence, identity, credibility, the nature of the relationship between the defendant and the victim, the intentions of the defendant, and how the police handled the case. Demographic variables include the race of the defendant and the ages of the defendant and the victim. Parts 2-40 consist of the actual court transcripts. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02811.v2 case processing icpsr courts icpsr criminal histories icpsr defendants icpsr domestic violence icpsr evidence icpsr felony offenses icpsr prosecution icpsr trial procedures icpsr victims icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women NACJD V. Courts Hartley, Carolyn Copps Ryan, Roxann Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 2811 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02811.v2