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Athletes and Acquaintance Rape (SAGE Series on Violence against Women)

Author Jeffrey R. Benedict
Publisher SAGE Publications, Inc
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ISBN / ASIN0761909672
ISBN-139780761909675
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷

Description

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.