Reviews for Correction Counselor

The average rating for Correction Counselor based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-03-28 00:00:00 Brian Claeys Matthews's look at the history of the anti-rape movement and rape crisis centers in the U.S. provides an important lens for understanding the landscape of today's anti-violence work. Matthews uses Los Angeles in the 1970s-1980s as a case study and examines the work's origin in many of the social movements of the day, including the second-wave feminism and the Chicano/a movement. Matthews illustrates several tensions that came to shape rape crisis centers and continue to play out in the anti-rape movement: bureaucratic vs. collectivist leadership styles, adversarial vs. collaborative relationships with state institutions such as the police, and rape as an individual psychological trauma vs. rape as a form of gender oppression. A great read for anyone involved in anti-rape work or interested in the evolution of social movements and their relationship with the state.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-04-05 00:00:00 Jerry Castillo Essential read for anyone who is concerned about the welfare of our children and the protection of women and children from sexual assault -- particularly those who are feminists. This book will turn your assumptions upside down. Our predator laws are far less about keeping us safe and far more about assuring the reelection of those already in power. Don't believe me? Read the book.