Sexual Justice: Supporting Victims, Ensuring Due Process, and Resisting the Conservative Backlash
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- Author：Alexandra Brodsky
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Reviews
alexis piazza
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I was lucky to review an early copy of Alexandra Brodsky's wonderful new book， "Sexual Justice。" In it， Brodsky cuts through the contentious headlines around the Me Too movement and the "due process" backlash， successfully framing how we as a society can work towards responding fairly when a person comes forward as a victim of sexual violence。 Brodsky's central commitment is to treating everyone--both victims and the accused--with dignity， and she expertly recounts stories from both sides （victi I was lucky to review an early copy of Alexandra Brodsky's wonderful new book， "Sexual Justice。" In it， Brodsky cuts through the contentious headlines around the Me Too movement and the "due process" backlash， successfully framing how we as a society can work towards responding fairly when a person comes forward as a victim of sexual violence。 Brodsky's central commitment is to treating everyone--both victims and the accused--with dignity， and she expertly recounts stories from both sides （victims she zealously represented， accused she empathically interviewed） in service of that goal。 The book is not about the law， really， but about our shared principles; it's an important conversation， now more than ever。 I recommend it。 。。。more
NaTaya Hastings
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Normally， I try my best to give long， involved， well thought out reviews to books I receive on Netgalley。 I feel like that's only fair。 If a publisher is willing to grant me free access to one of its books， I feel like I owe it to them to give a lengthy， well-written review， regardless of whether the review is positive or negative。 I'm not going to do that with this book。 I'm going to see that it is an ESSENTIAL read for anyone classified as a homo sapien and leave it at that。 I don't care if yo Normally， I try my best to give long， involved， well thought out reviews to books I receive on Netgalley。 I feel like that's only fair。 If a publisher is willing to grant me free access to one of its books， I feel like I owe it to them to give a lengthy， well-written review， regardless of whether the review is positive or negative。 I'm not going to do that with this book。 I'm going to see that it is an ESSENTIAL read for anyone classified as a homo sapien and leave it at that。 I don't care if you are a man， woman， non-binary， gay， straight， or bisexual。 I don't care if you're something beyond a liberal democrat or the most conservative of all conservative republicans。It doesn't matter which side of the argument you are on when it comes to sexual harassment and assault （although how you could be on any other side than the "justice for victims" side is beyond me）。 If you are a human being with working （or non-working， for that matter） genitals， you need to read this book。 I will be recommending it to everyone。 It's truly one of the best， most well-written books on the subject of sexual assault reform I've ever read。 And while you can tell the author is obviously on the side of victim's rights， she presents the material in as non-biased a way as I think is possible on the subject。 It's truly a must read for everyone。And I guess I lied。 While I didn't give as long of a review as usual， I didn't leave it at "essential reading" and nothing more either。 Still。 Phenomenal book。 I highly recommend it to LITERALLY anyone， but especially to parents with young men OR women growing up in today's world。 。。。more
Mackenzie
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I cannot say enough good things about this book。 As an activist against sexual assault I found so many of the arguments presented here compelling。 There is a clear emphasis on fairness in this book， while at the same time providing safeguards for victims of sexual assault （as it should be）。 The review of current practices was extremely fair and unbiased in my opinion。 We must do better when it comes to the treatment of these situations on our campuses。 Our colleges are not equipped to conduct fo I cannot say enough good things about this book。 As an activist against sexual assault I found so many of the arguments presented here compelling。 There is a clear emphasis on fairness in this book， while at the same time providing safeguards for victims of sexual assault （as it should be）。 The review of current practices was extremely fair and unbiased in my opinion。 We must do better when it comes to the treatment of these situations on our campuses。 Our colleges are not equipped to conduct formal judicial procedures; however， as noted in this book， that does not create an excuse for inaction。 I definitely recommend this to anyone else interested in learner more about how to make the adjudication process specifically on college campuses more just and fair。 。。。more
Sara Broad
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"Sexual Justice" by Alexandra Brodsky is a nonfiction work about the history of and failure to adequately address sexual harassment and sexual violence in the United States。 Brodsky does include many suggestions on how we can combat these failures， which will require a cultural shift from individuals to institutions who do not act in favor of victims。 Something that stood out to me is how people， especially politicians when is serves their own interests， to misconstrue the meaning and purpose of "Sexual Justice" by Alexandra Brodsky is a nonfiction work about the history of and failure to adequately address sexual harassment and sexual violence in the United States。 Brodsky does include many suggestions on how we can combat these failures， which will require a cultural shift from individuals to institutions who do not act in favor of victims。 Something that stood out to me is how people， especially politicians when is serves their own interests， to misconstrue the meaning and purpose of due process。 Also， Brodsky details how institutions regularly treat victims with suspicion and address their attacks in ways that often protects the accused over those who are seeking justice。 While "Sexual Justice" discusses an important topic， the style of writing made it a bit hard to get through， but overall it was a worthwhile read。 。。。more
J Earl
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Sexual Justice from Alexandra Brodsky is a wonderfully nuanced work that addresses the need for the #MeToo movement to move into the next stage。 Awareness has been on the rise and all too often the right and the Men's Rights activists have used the excuse of due process to cover their actual goal of continuing impunity for misogynistic harassment and assault。 Brodsky shows that due process is not what these disingenuous people are claiming it is and by offering options illustrates what a real fa Sexual Justice from Alexandra Brodsky is a wonderfully nuanced work that addresses the need for the #MeToo movement to move into the next stage。 Awareness has been on the rise and all too often the right and the Men's Rights activists have used the excuse of due process to cover their actual goal of continuing impunity for misogynistic harassment and assault。 Brodsky shows that due process is not what these disingenuous people are claiming it is and by offering options illustrates what a real fair system might look like。At the core， I think， is the need to quit treating sexual harassment claims different from other personal injury claims。 There is no need for a higher bar， the procedures in place offer an excellent starting point for addressing accusations of either harassment or assault。 From there we need to not make it strictly a carceral approach。 These are， as Brodsky shows through multiple examples， civil rights violations and legal action outside the criminal court system should be an option available to victims。 Additionally， investigations within organizations are not legal proceedings and there are plenty of such procedures in place for other workplace disputes， this does not need to be made special when the purpose of making it special is too allow the harassment to continue unchecked。Brodsky offers some suggestions for moving forward but the most valuable aspect of the book is the shift in perspective and the subsequent shift in approach。 While those on the right who want the misogyny to continue unchecked will still find fault with holding these people accountable， those who are genuinely interested in simply ensuring fairness will find a lot to like here。 This is a valuable contribution to the discussion and should be the starting point for future discussion。Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more
Wes Austin
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Very relevant to the times we live in--I found it deeply thoughtful， persuasive， and empathetic。 It explains complicated legal concepts in accessible terms。 It will cause MRA meltdowns， but it is full of real tangible solutions for navigating the complicated world of sexual misconduct accusations。 Should be （and will be！） required reading on the subject。
Christine
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Disclaimer: ARC via NetgalleytOne of the things I will always remember about the Brett Kavanagh hearings was putting on Blasey Ford’s testimony at the beginning of a class， and several female students thanking me for doing so。 Of course， we later discussed the confirmation hearings and the fallout。 It is to all the students， male and female， credit that no one ever brought the idea that Kavanagh was on trial， despite what many pundits kept trying to claim。tDuring the hearings， then President Tru Disclaimer: ARC via NetgalleytOne of the things I will always remember about the Brett Kavanagh hearings was putting on Blasey Ford’s testimony at the beginning of a class， and several female students thanking me for doing so。 Of course， we later discussed the confirmation hearings and the fallout。 It is to all the students， male and female， credit that no one ever brought the idea that Kavanagh was on trial， despite what many pundits kept trying to claim。tDuring the hearings， then President Trump referred to how tough men had it because they could， basically， be accused of sexual assault/harassment at drop of a hat and then their lives would be ruined。tFunny how that worked out Kavanagh， isn’t it？tIt is true Brodsky’s credit that in her book， Sexual Justice， she takes seriously the reservations that some may have about how sexual harassment issues are dealt with in， primarily in schools but also in a boarder legal sense。 No， she doesn’t treat Trump’s rhetoric seriously， though she does dismantle the assumptions that underlie it with grace and neutral tone。 She focuses on what it means when those students or professor who are accused do not have access or full knowledge about how the process works， she deals with the question of race that can hang over some accusations as well as the history of why the defense in sexual assault cases is connected the way it is。 She details the history of Title IX， the impact of both Trump and Obama on harassment cases in college， as well as educating the reader about the differences between the legal system and the system that may exist in a college as well as the public。 She burns down the myths that several far-right groups have put forward about #MeToo and feminism。tMore importantly， what she also presents is a solution， or to be more exact a format or guide， to deal with sexual assault cases both in terms of education but also by the public。 Her use of history and various cases does this。 She not only deals with survivors but also those who have been accused - and she clearly states what that person’s story and/or outcome was。 Her prose is easily accessible。 tIT is not a perfect book。 While Brodsky does cite several studies over the course of the book， there are times I found myself wishing that some of those studies had been more recent （or if there was not a more recent study that this was made clear）。 I also， for the most part disliked the almost constant “I think” and “I believe” that proceed many statements。 There are a few places in the book where this is needed - for instance when she is discussing race and harassment – but it is used way too much。 It is your book， I presume it is your opinion unless you tell me otherwise。tThe above two aside， this book should be read by everyone and be required reading for those who discuss sexual assault/harassment。 。。。more
Max
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