{"product_id":"credible-why-we-doubt-accusers-and-protect-abusers-isbn-9780063002746","title":"Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003ethis landmark book, a former prosecutor, legal expert, and leading authority on\u003cbr\u003esexual violence examines why we are primed to disbelieve allegations of sexual abuse—and\u003cbr\u003ehow we can transform a culture and a legal system structured to dismiss\u003cbr\u003eaccusers \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSexual\u003cbr\u003emisconduct accusations spark competing claims: her word against his. How do we\u003cbr\u003edecide who is telling the truth? The answer comes down to credibility. But as\u003cbr\u003ethis eye-opening book reveals, invisible forces warp the credibility judgments\u003cbr\u003eof even the well- intentioned among us. We are all shaped by a set of false\u003cbr\u003eassumptions and hidden biases embedded in our culture, our legal system, and\u003cbr\u003eour psyches.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCredible,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah Tuerkheimer provides a much-needed framework to explain how we perceive\u003cbr\u003ecredibility, why our perceptions are distorted, and why these distortions harm survivors.\u003cbr\u003eSocial hierarchies and inequalities foster doubt that is commonplace and predictable,\u003cbr\u003eresulting in what Tuerkheimer calls the “credibility discount”—our dismissal of\u003cbr\u003eclaims by certain kinds of speakers—primarily women, and especially those who\u003cbr\u003eare more marginalized.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe #MeToo\u003cbr\u003emovement has exposed how victims have been badly served by a system that is designed\u003cbr\u003enot to protect them, but instead to protect the status quo. Credibility lies at\u003cbr\u003ethe heart of this system. Drawing on case studies, moving first-hand accounts,\u003cbr\u003escience, and the law, Tuerkheimer identifies widespread patterns and their\u003cbr\u003ecauses, analyzes the role of power, and examines the close, reciprocal\u003cbr\u003erelationship between culture and law—guiding us toward accurate credibility judgments\u003cbr\u003eand equitable treatment of those whose suffering has long been disregarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#MeToo\u003cbr\u003ehas touched off a massive reckoning. To achieve lasting progress, we must shift\u003cbr\u003eour approach to belief. \u003cem\u003eCredible \u003c\/em\u003ehelps us forge a path forward to\u003cbr\u003eensuring justice for the countless individuals affected by sexual misconduct.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This is not just an important book. It’s way more than that—it’s a new algorithm, an upending of long-held beliefs kept in place by law and culture. As I read the case studies about victims of sexual assault and harassment, I felt my own baked-in assumptions being rewired. \u003cem\u003eCredible \u003c\/em\u003echanged me from the inside out. As Deborah Tuerkheimer says, ‘Each of us is part of the solution, as we are all part of the problem. If we rewire ourselves to respond more fairly to the accusations that come our way, law reform and culture change will follow. Over time we can dismantle the credibility complex.’”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Lesser, bestselling author of Cassandra Speaks and Broken Open, cofounder of Omega Institute, and member of Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul 100\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deborah Tuerkheimer makes a brilliant, clear, and convincing legal case in \u003cem\u003eCredible \u003c\/em\u003ethat justice for survivors requires basic changes in the law. But she makes an equally compelling plea for something with even more world-historical ambition: a transformation that is needed in the court of public opinion so that women’s dignity—and credibility—is finally seen as equal to men’s.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackson Katz, PhD, educator and author of The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eCredible\u003c\/em\u003e, Tuerkheimer tells a range of stories of victim-survivors of sexual assault and harassment. What’s different is that she traverses these stories through the lens of credibility—the ways in which its absence (or in rare cases, its presence) will make all the difference in someone’s recovery and healing. This is essential reading not only for those deeply invested in #MeToo activism and scholarship and for victim-survivors who will finally feel seen but also for anyone who has ever known a victim. Which is to say, Tuerkheimer’s book is essential reading for everyone.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonna Freitas, author of Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A persuasive analysis of the cultural and legal forces that ‘downgrade the credibility of sexual-abuse survivors. Tuerkheimer explains how doubt is ‘baked into law,’ which creates a ‘care gap’ that places more weight on the abuser’s suffering than the accuser’s. Packed with insight and empathy, this is an open-and-shut case for a more compassionate form of justice.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The book’s analysis is both layered and nuanced, and the language is precise, passionate, and clear… an important addition to an ongoing conversation…[and] a trenchant analysis of how flawed notions about credibility fuel a wide variety of societal inequalities.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Powerful [and] essential. A necessary read urging individuals to start changing the way they think about allegations of abuse and the women who make them.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889563267301,"sku":"NP9780063002746","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063002746.jpg?v=1730231505","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/credible-why-we-doubt-accusers-and-protect-abusers-isbn-9780063002746","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}