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Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers
By Tuerkheimer, Deborah
- ISBN
- 9780063002746
- Publisher
- Harper Wave
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Starred Review on September 1, 2021 | Social Sciences
Tuerkheimer (Pritzker Sch. of Law, Northwestern Univ.) paints an enlightening and deeply disturbing portrait of how bias affects the way society views the victims of sexual assault or abuse and the alleged perpetrators. She uses case studies (including Larry Nasser, R. Kelly, and Harvey Weinstein), firsthand accounts, and American criminal law to prove that factors like race, gender, sexual orientation, education level, financial status, and emp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
