RT Research Data
T1 Prosecution and Defense Strategies in Domestic Violence Felonies in Iowa, 1989-1995
A1 Hartley, Carolyn Copps
A2 Ryan, Roxann
LA English
PP Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar
PB [Verlag nicht ermittelbar]
YR 2000
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1840059680
AB 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.
K1 Case processing
K1 Courts
K1 criminal histories
K1 Defendants
K1 Domestic Violence
K1 Evidence
K1 felony offenses
K1 Prosecution
K1 trial procedures
K1 Victims
K1 Forschungsdaten
DO 10.3886/ICPSR02811.v2