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Author Tuerkheimer, Deborah, author.

Title Credible : why we doubt accusers and protect abusers / Deborah Tuerkheimer.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  363.2595 TUERKHEIMER    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  363.2595 TUERKHEI    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  363.2595 TUE    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  363.2595 TUERK- HEIMER    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  363.25 TUE    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  363.25 TUE    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  362.883 TUERKHEIMER    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  363.2595 TUERKHEIMER    Check Shelf
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 Middletown, Russell Library - NEW Adult Nonfiction  363.2595 TUE    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description x, 309 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-295) and index.
Contents Along axes of power: workings of the credibility complex -- Of perfect victims and monster abusers: how myths distort our credibility judgments -- Whose truth?: how victims are distrusted -- Blame-shifting: how victims are faulted -- The care gap: how victims are disregarded -- "Even worse": why the credibility complex harms victims -- Beyond belief: when survivors matter.
Summary Sexual misconduct accusations spark competing claims: her word against his. How do we decide who is telling the truth? The answer comes down to credibility. But as this book reveals, invisible forces warp the credibility judgments of even the well-intentioned among us. We are all shaped by a set of false assumptions and hidden biases embedded in our culture, our legal system, and our psyches. The #MeToo movement has exposed how victims have been badly served by a system that is designed not to protect them, but instead to protect the status quo.
Subject Sex crimes -- Investigation -- United States.
Sexual abuse victims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
Truthfulness and falsehood -- Psychological aspects.
LAW / Gender & the Law.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
SELF-HELP / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Criminal justice, Administration of. (OCoLC)fst00883246
Sex crimes -- Investigation. (OCoLC)fst01114280
Sexual abuse victims. (OCoLC)fst01114783
Truthfulness and falsehood -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01158259
ISBN 9780063002746 (hardcover)
0063002744 (hardcover)
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