Case Study: University of Michigan
On November 17, 2014 it was announced that senior defensive end Frank Clark, was dismissed from the University of Michigan Wolverine football team after being arrested for physically assaulting his girlfriend in a hotel room. Clark was charged with “one count of misdemeanor domestic violence and one count of assault”, but pleaded “not guilty” to both charges (Baumgardner, 2014). Apparently the physical altercation between Clark and his girlfriend, Diamond Hurt, began after the two were arguing. Hurt in a fit of rage threw a TV remote at Clark to which Clark responded by restraining her, pushing her head down into the bed, and choking her. Hurt tried to fight back by biting Clark’s nose, but Clark ultimately
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That following Monday the Michigan head coach, Brady Hoke, dismissed Clark from the team. Hoke commented on the incident stating, “This is a tragic situation. Our student-athletes will be held accountable when their actions fail to meet the standard we have at Michigan. There is a legal process that will occur and we respect that process” (Baumgardner, 2014). It is honorable to see Coach Hoke holding his team members to high standards in their actions not only on the field, but off the field as well. Also, his rapid response to the incident is commendable. Once Coach Hoke heard about the incident he responded promptly and appropriately. His quick response to the issue really demonstrates the severity of domestic violence and how it should not be tolerated at any …show more content…
Therefore, their expectations for athletes are high since cases of violence are more likely to happen at large universities. Although Michigan does not have a domestic violence prevention and training program like the one we are suggesting, what they do have is just as remarkable. Recently, Holly Rider-Milkovich, Director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, teamed up with the Athletics Department to institute a program that provides sexual violence training for coaches and athletes. In a podcast, Rider-Milkovich said that the decision to launch this program was based on the fact that sexual violence is a widespread issue and that student-athletes have different needs and interests from the rest of the campus community that need to be addressed (Fields, 2015). She said that it was important to include coaches in this effort because coaches have “special relationships” with the athletes and could engage them in the program more effectively (Fields, 2015). As a result, coaches received bystander intervention training that provided them with “proactive bystanders tools and resources to intervene” in sexual violence cases, the ability to identify “potential harms”, and tips on avoiding the use of sexist language (Fields, 2015). While receiving this training, the coaches actively collaborated with the entire Athletics Department and the student-athletes to engage them in the intervention as
In an interview on the Mike Lupica’s radio show Kentucky’s head basketball coach John Calipari said, "All I can tell you is this: if it happens on your campus, and it happens with your assistants and those people, you probably have a pretty good idea of what's going on.” He also says, "If it happens back in their hometown, it happens back with their family or other ways, there's no way you can know. You just don't know. So all I would say is most coaches have an idea if it happened on their campus. You might not be the first to know about it, but you eventually hear about it.” This statement shows how much they really do know about athletes’ actions. If they don’t say anything about what’s going on but they know, that should cause some serious punishment for both school and
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Ray Rice was a NFL player who was seen on a video footage punching his fiancee, Janay Palmer, in the face and dragging her unconscious body out of the elevator. Rice was terminated by the Baltimore Ravens after the video was released to the public. He was arrested and indicted for third degree aggravated assault. Until this day no NFL teams are interested in allowing him on the team because of his domestic violence incident. Just as the Ray Rice, Martin was found guilty and charged with reckless endangerment. This domestic violence case prove the NCVS statistics correct because the demographics are similar: an African American woman, mid 30s, punched in the face by her fiancee. Also, it shows that this type of crime is relevant in the United States. Especially if it was ripped from the headlines and used in a popular crime television
INTRODUCTION: This case involved victim George Frank being punched in the head by his wife, Tiffany Frank, during an argument. George did not sustain any visible injuries. INJURIES: George suffered a complaint of pain to his head.
Sexual assault, abuse, and rape by athletes is a devastating crime. These crimes by themselves are horrendous, but when committed by athletes there are many different factors involved. Through extensive research this paper will show contributing factors that may result in assault, abuse, or rape by athletes. Special treatment for athletes throughout their career, belief in sexual male dominance, and the role of alcohol are all important factors. Other crucial factors are the attitudes and responses of: society, juries, victims, coaches, and athletes. This paper will explore all these issues and show that changes need to be made in all the areas to combat the growing percentages of sport assault, abuse, and rape against women.
Vladutiu, Catherine J., Sandra L. Martin, and Rebecca J. Macy. "College- or University- Based Sexual Assault Prevention Programs: A Review of Program Outcomes, Characteristics, and Recommendations." Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. SAGE, n.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2013. .
When it comes to sexual assault on college campuses there is also the question of what can colleges do to decrease the amount of sexual assaults. Bradford Richardson and Jon A Shields wondered the same thing, so they conducted an ...
A. Background Information: The next four years of the students’ lives after high school mark the moment they become independent. Because of the freedom, college students are more susceptible to careless actions like drinking, doing drugs, and even committing sexualt assualt. Sexual assault has been around for years and the actions to prevent this heinous crime has been minimal, especially in colleges and universities. In 2015, Brock Turner, a student from Stanford, sexually assaulted a young woman on campus. Turner claimed that because he was drinking, was with friends, and saw a “promiscuous” female student, that pressured him into committing such a heinous crime. This was because Stanford University didn’t teach its students sexual assault prevention which caused the victim to be harm and violated. By teaching college students about sexual assault prevention, it decreases the number of sexual assault cases on campus, prevents psychological damage to the victim’s mental state, and educates other students to know the signs
Rape is the most common violent crime on American college campuses. A numerous amount of issues dealing with sexual assaults has been caused by unsafe environments on college campuses. Over the past years there has been a
Rape is currently on the rise on American college campuses and it is the most common committed crime among college students today. In their time in college 1 out of every 5 women and 1 out of every 71 men will experience some form of sexual harassment as reported by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. These numbers are growing each year and have raised a lot of concern in the administrative level of higher education institutions. In an effort to try and prevent these occurrences universities have begun to implement mandatory curriculum to educate students on the subject and have even begun to hold campus wide events and create clubs to spread awareness and show support because of the repetitive nature of this crime. While it is good
Sexual assault is a social issue that has been a pressing topic of conversation throughout communities in the United States. The rapid interest in sexual assault comes after a string of released content about the prominence and severity of sexual assault against women. The media has chosen increase public awareness on the fact that “one in 5 women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college” (). Media content on the topic includes the highly-rated documentary “The Hunting Ground” and a report and a call to action from the White House Council on Women and Girls. The public outcry is not only because of the staggering rate of sexual assault rather it is the lack of or mishandled reporting of sexual assaults in college. This paper
About one in four women are victims of sexual assault in college, but there are ways to prevent this problem. The consequences of sexual assault are harmful and long-lasting and affect not only the victims but also their families and communities. Solutions to this problem _______. But, as Richard Edwards, chancellor of Rutgers-New Brunswick college said, “Regardless of the number, it’s a major problem, affecting our students and people all across the country and it has to be taken seriously” (5). If people work together, the steps can be taken to stop sexual assault in colleges.
According to a statement addressing the sexual victimization of college women The Crime and Victimization in America states that, “ One out of four women will be sexually assaulted on a college campus.” This disturbing fact has not minimized throughout the years, instead it is continuing to worsen throughout college campuses. Sexual assault is not an act to be taken lightly. Society must stop pinpointing the individuals who commit these crimes one by one, but rather look at the problem as a whole and begin to understand the main cause of sexual assault and possible methods to reduce these acts of sexual coercion.
Across universities worldwide, sexual violence on campus has become an increasingly alarming issue, affecting college students and faculty. Despite efforts to dispute, or even irradicate, sexual violence, the prevalence of such incidents is alarmingly high. The nuances of college, such as partying, maintaining a social life while in school, and the prevalence of alcohol and drugs contribute to ongoing sexual assault reports. Campus rape poses a threat to the safety and well-being of students while also perpetuating a culture of silence, fear, and hostility on college campuses, highlighting the need for an examination of its root causes and advocacy for prevention, police reform, and survivor support systems.
Athletes begin to develop higher views of themselves as a byproduct of their fame and often begin to show disrespect towards women as they are constantly surrounded by female fans who have to sole purpose of having sex with the athletes as shown by Woods’ (2011) research. An example of this comes from Woods’ (2011) research where he talks about boxing champion Mike Tyson case where he was accused and found guilty of attacking and raping Desiree Washington where Mike Tyson eventually said that he hated the woman and “Now I really do want to rape her” However also in Woods’(2011) research he states that athletes are also victims of similar cases just the other way around where a woman would consent to a sexual relation with an athlete and then accuse the athlete of raping her. with a majority percentage of the players in the NBA(National Basketball Association) and NFL (National Football League) being African American many Caucasian Americans became both jealous and suspicious and a study showed that 56% of Caucasian Americans believed that African Americans were more violent than Caucasian Americans because of what they see on the sports