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092			_a363.25 953 Tuerkheimer
100	1		_aTuerkheimer, Deborah,
245	1	0	_aCredible : _bwhy we doubt accusers and protect abusers / _cDeborah Tuerkheimer.
246	3	0	_aWhy we doubt accusers and protect abusers.
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bHarper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, _c[2021]
260			_c©2021.
300			_ax, 309 pages ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 243-295) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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.
520			_a"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 eye-opening 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. In Credible, Deborah Tuerkheimer provides a much-needed framework to explain how we perceive credibility, why our perceptions are distorted, and why these distortions harm survivors. Social hierarchies and inequalities foster doubt that is commonplace and predictable, resulting in what Tuerkheimer calls the 'credibility discount'-our dismissal of claims by certain kinds of speakers-primarily women, and especially those who are more marginalized. 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. Credibility lies at the heart of this system. Drawing on case studies, moving first-hand accounts, science, and the law, Tuerkheimer identifies widespread patterns and their causes, analyzes the role of power, and examines the close, reciprocal relationship between culture and law-guiding us toward accurate credibility judgments and equitable treatment of those whose suffering has long been disregarded." --publiser's website.
650		0	_aCriminal justice, Administration of.
650		0	_aSex crimes _xInvestigation.
650		0	_aSexual abuse victims.
650		0	_aTruthfulness and falsehood _xPsychological aspects.
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