Athletes and Acquaintance Rape

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Jeffrey R. Benedict

Volume: 8

Series:
SAGE Series on Violence against Women

Other Titles in:
Rape & Sex Crimes

June 1998 | 120 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

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.

Introduction

The Subculture

Massachusetts v Marcus Webb

Victoria C v The Cincinnati Bengals

Indiana v Mike G Tyson

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