Athletes and Acquaintance Rape

By Jeff Benedict

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761909672
• ISBN13: 9780761909675
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"