https://biblioteca.cejamericas.org/handle/123456789/20 2026-04-05T22:29:14Z 2026-04-05T22:29:14Z Mariah Dawn King https://biblioteca.cejamericas.org/handle/2015/666 2016-03-30T04:53:32Z

The Role of Perceptions on Effective Judicial Access for the Gay and Lesbian Movement Mariah Dawn King The frequent gap between de jure and de facto arrangements within South American judicial systems suggest that an institutional focus is not enough to understand effective access. This dissertation uses a constructivist approach to measure judicial access for the environmental and gay and lesbian social movements in Chile and Argentina through examining the effect of societal, individual justices’ and social movement activists’ perceptions on the social movements’ level of de facto judicial access. I find that while individual justices’ perceptions of the social movement seeking rights can certainly affect the outcomes of cases, it is the external cultural variable of societal perceptions that more directly influences activists’ own perceptions about using the judicial system. Societal perceptions (public opinion) can affect activists’ decisions when choosing which political avenues, if any, they should use to gain rights—hence expanding or contracting their level of de jure judicial access.

Jennifer G. Long https://biblioteca.cejamericas.org/handle/2015/596 2016-03-30T04:20:15Z

Introducing Expert Testimony to Explain Victim Behavior in Sexual and Domestic Violence Prosecutions Jennifer G. Long This monograph sets forth recommended practices for addressing victim behavior in a sexual or domestic violence prosecution, and providing an accurate context in which a jury can evaluate a victim’s behavior.12 The first chapter addresses the prevalence of myths surrounding sexual and domestic violence and the impact of those myths on juror assessments of victim credibility as well as verdicts. The second chapter defines “counterintuitive behavior” and other relevant terms used in case law and articles to describe victim behavior that does not comport with public expectations of sexual and domestic violence victims. The third chapter sets forth the recommended practices for introducing expert testimony to explain victim behavior in a sexual or domestic violence prosecution. The fourth chapter discusses the limitations on practices currently used to describe victim behavior. Finally, the appendix includes sample questions for qualifying experts and eliciting testimony on victim behavior. The appendix also includes a list of suggested sources, in addition to those cited in the body of this monograph, to which prosecutors can refer when preparing their case. (palabras claves: testimonio pericial, delitos sexuales, comportamiento de la víctima, violencia intrafamiliar)

Katayoon Majd, Jody Marksamer, Carolyn Reyes https://biblioteca.cejamericas.org/handle/2015/569 2016-03-30T04:20:48Z

Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts Katayoon Majd, Jody Marksamer, Carolyn Reyes Document attempts to understand, analyze, and share the experiences of LGBT youth in the juvenile justice system and the views and responses of the juvenile court professionals who work with them.

Christopher W. Blackwell, Janice L. Ricks, Sophia F. Dziegielewski https://biblioteca.cejamericas.org/handle/2015/511 2016-03-30T04:17:21Z

Discrimination of Gays and Lesbians: A Social Justice Perspective Christopher W. Blackwell, Janice L. Ricks, Sophia F. Dziegielewski Document provides a specific analysis of this discrimination and demonstrates the stark contrast between the discrimination of gays and lesbians in American society and the social justice concepts of equality and fairness.