Politics of Necessity: Community Organizing and Democracy in South Africa

by Elke Zuern

In September 1997, a visually impaired woman named Patty was raped by an intruder in her home in Madison, Wisconsin. The rookie detective assigned to her case came to doubt Patty's account and focused the investigation on her. Using pressure and lies, he got her to recant, then had her charged with falsely reporting a crime. The charges were eventually dropped, but Patty continued to demand justice, filing complaints and a federal lawsuit against...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299250148
• ISBN13: 9780299250140
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"