Male Student-Athletes and Violence Against Women: A Survey of Campus Judicial Affairs Offices (From Deviance and Deviants: An Anthology, P 239-245, 2000, Richard Tewksbury and Patricia Gagne -- See NCJ-184209)

• NCJ Number: 184215
• Author(s): Todd W. Crosset; James Ptacek; Mark A. McDonald; Jeffrey R. Benedict
• Date Published: 2000
• Length: 7 pages
• Sale Source: Roxbury Publishing Co.
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examines the relationship between participation in intercollegiate athletics and men’s violence against women.

Abstract

Male student-athletes were overrepresented in incidents of sexual and physical assault against women. This suggests that certain qualities--such as aggression and taking control, that are highly valued in some arenas--may be defined as deviant when acted out in other settings. It is not clear if the association between athletic affiliation and violence against women was causal or the result of behavior only indirectly related to sports (e.g., hostile attitudes toward women, binge drinking, sex-segregated living arrangements or peer group support for violence). Further, the study does not address what effect judicial affairs offices had on a woman’s willingness to report athletes. Findings support other research that links athletic participation and acts of violence against women in two ways: because they were gathered from official school reports, study data are considered fairly reliable; and, because data were gathered from a number of Division I institutions, they strengthen previous works that focused on single institutions. References