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Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers

Strict Scrutiny

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The Myth of the Perfect Victim and Stranger Sexual Assault

There's that initial factual question of did it actually occur. Or did the sexual harassment occur. But there's more to a claim than that and the second and third dimensions I try to draw out in the book. They're different ways of dismissing an allegation of abuse. And it's really powerful the way you show credibility operating at each of these junctures, right? So much of the time people's just the factual allegations that victims bring forward are disbelieved. Even if they're believed, you still have several other hurdles to clear before getting some measure of whatever justice means.

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