Jody Raphael, JD, is an attorney and a nationally known researcher, lecturer, and advocate on issues of violence against women. She is the author of Freeing Tammy: Women, Drugs, and Incarceration; Listening to Olivia: Violence, Poverty, and Prostitution; and Saving Bernice: Battered Women, Welfare, and Poverty.
"[A] meticulously researched and passionately argued rebuttal of those who would deny the reality and alarming prevalence of acquaintance rape." -- Kirkus Reviews "A compelling, grim account of the struggle for victims of sexual violence to be heard and believed." -- Publishers Weekly "Quite artfully done."-- The Armchair Librarian "What makes all of Raphael's books special is that she focuses each one on one individual, but includes the research findings about the topics covered, letting readers know how typical her cases are, and what social scientists know about the entire subject discussed." -- Sexual Assault Report (for Listening to Olivia: Violence, Poverty & Prostitution) "Must reading for anyone wishing to understand how something as abhorrent as rape can ever be denied." -- Military Review "[Raphael's] eye-opening expose shows how Americans, including some high profile feminists, ignore or underestimate the devastating nature of this form of assault." -- Ms. "[A] very important read about rape culture, rape deniers and recent rape cases. A must-read for all." -- Entertainment Realm , blog "This book would be timely no matter when it was published." -- Colorado Springs Independent "This book shocked, provoked, educated and is certainly one of the most profound and important books I have read this year." -- Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dave "What makes all of Raphael's books special is that she focuses each one on one individual, but includes the research findings about the topics covered, letting readers know how typical her cases are, and what social scientists know about the entire subject discussed." -- Sexual Assault Report (for Listening to Olivia: Violence, Poverty, and Prostitution ) "Must reading for anyone wishing to understand how something as abhorrent as rape can ever be denied." -- Military Review "[Raphael's] eye-opening expose shows how Americans, including some high profile feminists, ignore or underestimate the devastating nature of this form of assault." -- Ms. "A powerful account of the ways in which rape deniers reject the impact of and commonality of acquaintance rape." --Metapsychology Online Reviews
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