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Prosecution and Defense Strategies in Domestic Violence Felonies in Iowa, 1989-1995

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Principal Investigator(s): Hartley, Carolyn Copps; Ryan, Roxann

Summary: 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... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02811.v2

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