Using original field data this book analyzes how courts handle physical violence cases. It examines the questioning of defendants, witnesses and victims, how testimony and physical evidence is used, and what victims, witnesses, defendants, lawyers, and judges think of the trial process. The book offers an accessible insight into the work of the courts and how society deals with violent crime.
1. Contexts of Violence Court professionals 2. Lay participants and the courts Expectations and pre-trial advice Anxiety and upset 3. Documenting violence Bail, confessions and statements as representations of violence Evidence Alcohol and drugs Domestic violence 4. The language of violence at court Accounts of assault and injury Lawyers tactics Lawyer and judge conferrals Judges interventions The jury 5. The lay participant at court Problems in understanding Language problems Frustration and resistance 6. Courting violence Stereotyping, characterisation and multicultural issues Defining law Intimidation Narrating violence Appendix 1: Case summaries Appendix 2: Legal definitions of violent crimes References Index
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