The Second Rape

By Lee Madigan, Nancy C. Gamble,

Book cover of The Second Rape: Society's Continued Betrayal of the Victim

Book description

This text attempts to expose the blind, subtle betrayal of the rape victim by the perpetrators of the "second rape"- the police, medical and mental health workers and the criminal justice system.

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1 author picked The Second Rape as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

 Lee Madigan, a clinical psychologist in Orange County, CA, specializes in treating victims of violent crime. She wrote her book after hearing repeating themes among her patients. I learned that the blame I was receiving, the adverse reactions I was experiencing, the microaggressions, were very common and not my fault. It helped me heal.

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