Assertions about how trauma physiologically impedes the ability to resist or coherently remember assault have greatly undermined defense against assault allegations. But science offers little support for these claims.

This is the second story in a three-part series examining how the rules governing sexual-assault adjudication have changed in recent years, and why some of those changes are problematic. Listen to the first installment here: https://soundcloud.com/user-154380542/the-uncomfortable-truth-about-campus-rape-policy-the-atlantic-emily-yoffe

The Bad Science Behind Campus Response to Sexual Assault - The Atlantic - Emily Yoffe

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