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.
Athletes and Acquaintance Rape (SAGE Series on Violence against Women)
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Author(s)Jeffrey R. Benedict
PublisherSAGE Publications, Inc
ISBN / ASIN0761909672
ISBN-139780761909675
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
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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.