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Public Heroes, Private Felons : Athletes and Crimes Against Women by Jeff Benedict (1999, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNortheastern University Press
ISBN-101555533825
ISBN-139781555533823
eBay Product ID (ePID)1062813
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePublic Heroes, Private Felons : Athletes and Crimes Against Women
SubjectSociology / General, General, Sociology of Sports, Women's Studies, Violence in Society, Sports
Publication Year1999
TypeTextbook
AuthorJeff Benedict
Subject AreaLaw, Sports & Recreation, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"The depth of Benedict's research and the pattern of his details lead us to an unsettling revelation of its own. This kind of behavior is no aberration; to some coaches it seems to be almost an acceptable cost of doing business with troubled young men who have superior skills." ÑRobert Lipsyte, New York Times, "The depth of Benedict's research and the pattern of his details lead us to an unsettling revelation of its own. This kind of behavior is no aberration; to some coaches it seems to be almost an acceptable cost of doing business with troubled young men who have superior skills." --Robert Lipsyte, New York Times, The depth of Benedict's research and the pattern of his details lead us to an unsettling revelation of its own. This kind of behavior is no aberration; to some coaches it seems to be almost an acceptable cost of doing business with troubled young men who have superior skills., "The depth of Benedict's research and the pattern of his details lead us to an unsettling revelation of its own. This kind of behavior is no aberration; to some coaches it seems to be almost an acceptable cost of doing business with troubled young men who have superior skills." -Robert Lipsyte, New York Times
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal364.15/3
SynopsisA hard-hitting look at the darker side of sports and the all-too-infrequent prosecutions of famous athletes for crimes against women., While arrests of celebrated college and professional athletes for crimes against women escalate at an alarming rate, popular sports figures routinely escape accountability for their offenses. Shielded by a lucrative sports industry that fosters the athlete's positive image as role model to the nation's youth, few players are successfully prosecuted in the courts and they rarely face sanctions on their eligibility to play. In a work that is sure to generate heated debate, Jeff Benedict thoroughly investigates for the first time athletes' abusive behavior, delving into the full spectrum of complex factors that give rise to and perpetuate the disturbing pattern of frequent sexual and domestic violence toward women. Drawing on extensive and unprecedented interviews with athletes, victims, attorneys, coaches, team officials, and others, Benedict provides an in-depth examination of several incidents of rape, gang rape, and assault by successful sports figures, including the cases of Mike Tyson, Christian Peter and other members of the University of Nebraska football team, and former Boston Celtic Marcus Webb. Benedict's probe confronts such controversial issues as race, class, the groupie phenomenon, the sexually permissive lifestyle of many athletes, the consensual sex defense, and the sports industry's indifference to recruiting or drafting talented athletes with prior criminal records. Benedict concludes with sound proposals for implementing tougher measures and sanctions at both the college and professional levels in order to stem the disquieting number of athletes who commit violent crimes against women.
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