From bestselling author Jon Krakauer, a stark, powerful, meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana stories that illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape Missoula, Montana, is a typical college town, with a highly regarded state university, bucolic surroundings, a lively social scene, and an excellent football team the Grizzlies with a rabid fan base. The Department of Justice investigated 350 sexual assaults reported to the Missoula police between January 2008 and May 2012. Few of these assaults were properly handled by either the university or local authorities. In this, Missoula is also typical. A DOJ report released in December of 2014 estimates 110,000 women between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four are raped each year. Krakauer s devastating narrative of what happened in Missoula makes clear why rape is so prevalent on American campuses, and why rape victims are so reluctant to report assault. Acquaintance rape is a crime like no other. Unlike burglary or embezzlement or any other felony, the victim often comes under more suspicion than the alleged perpetrator. This is especially true if the victim is sexually active; if she had been drinking prior to the assault and if the man she accuses plays on a popular sports team. The vanishingly small but highly publicized incidents of false accusations are o
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
ISBN-13
9780385538732
eBay Product ID (ePID)
212421365
Product Key Features
Book Title
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
Author
Jon Krakauer
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
True Crime
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
243mm
Item Width
165mm
Item Weight
669g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jon Krakauer
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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