Athletes and Acquaintance Rape

This book takes a provocative look at specific aspects of professional athletic life that contribute to a climate favourable to athletes sexually assaulting women - a climate which also protects offenders from conviction and punishment. The book focuses on three high-profile incidents, and concludes that the problem is generated more by celebrity than athletic prowess: jurors are unable to reach an unbiased verdict because the athletes are held in such high esteem by the public.

List of contents

Introduction
The Subculture
Massachusetts v Marcus Webb
Victoria C v The Cincinnati Bengals
Indiana v Mike G Tyson

Summary

Takes a provocative look at specific aspects of professional athletic life that lead to sexual assault, and -- very frequently -- getting away with it.

Product details

• Authors: Jeff Benedict, Jeffrey R. Benedict
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.03.1998
• EAN: 9780761909675
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-0967-5
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 187 g
• Series: Sage Series on Violence Agains; Sage Series on Violence Against Women; SAGE Series on Violence against Women; Sage Violence Against Women
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Verbrechen und Kriminologie (Kriminalistik), Umgang mit Missbrauch, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SELF-HELP / Abuse