Armies of Enablers: Survivor Stories of Complicity and Betrayal in Sexual Assaults

"In his new book, Amos N. Guiora focuses on, as he writes, 'the powerful men who have abused positions of trust to commit sexual abuse against hundreds of survivors have dominated headlines in recent years.' It's a searing and moving indictment.... This is a book that should be required reading in all law schools, legislatures, and law enforcement agencies. The general public will also benefit from Professor's Guiora's book." --Jewish Post & News

"Guiora's study reveals a pattern of perpetrators being aided by institutional enablers. It's a pattern that he found not just at one institution and by a few enablers, but at many institutions and by "armies" of enablers.... [This is] a significant contribution to the conversation about sexual assault and what can be done to address it. It's a must-read for institutional leaders and vital addition to staff training programs. The movement needed an examination of why institutions fail, and Guirora's work validates what many victims and others have experienced and/or observed.... Abandonment is not an option. Commitment, direction, and persistence are required. America has 'an institution problem.' It's time to fix it." --Future UFrom the Back Cover"At long last, an unflinching look at those who enable abusers, facilitate their access to children, overlook and hide their crimes, revictimize the abused and, all too often, evade scrutiny and accountability. One hopes this book shifts public attitudes, and that there can be criminal consequences for those who make this scourge possible." Walter V. Robinson, Editor at Large for The Boston Globe and Editor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Globe Spotlight Team

"Amos Guiora has captured what happens when good people sit on the sidelines in the face of evil. His timing couldn't be better. As a critical hour has arrived in America, Professor Guiora presents to the nation and to the world too many examples where silence welds injustice because too few stood up. He answers the hard question of whether law and morality should compel action against the consequences of hatred and shows us why there can never be peace without justice." Avery Friedman, CNN Legal Analyst

"Essential reading for our times. A deeply moving book of testimonies from survivors of sexual assault and also a brilliant expose of how the predators can only perpetrate their crimes through their individual and institutional enablers, Guiora looks at the legal and moral issues of the enabler through the lens of the survivor. The book is a heart-rending and clear call to action, giving us a concrete legal plan to help achieve the goal: never again." Emily Mann, Director, Playwright, Screenwriter