Description: Violence, rape, and trauma change how a survivor communicates to the world. When a victim makes a report, there is a process by which we filter information, often resulting in critically inaccurate judgments. Survivors trust us to hear what they are saying, but their words and actions often get lost in translation. The most common and effective defense to crimes committed against women is to attack their credibility. Implanting a seed of “crazy” can destroy the credibility of even the most ideal victim. Survivors’ behavior and actions are regularly misrepresented by the defense and by the system, resulting in failed investigations and prosecutions. This workshop will be presented by a former prosecutor and a survivor who persisted together to overcome this exploited defense.

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