When England play a match, there’s a 26% increase in reports of domestic abuse. When they lose, reports go up 38%.
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We mustn’t allow convicted rapists or abusers to continue as role models.
A perfect storm of personalities, demand and money has created unprecedented hype. How should the media respond?
US sports continue to struggle with the controversies surrounding Ray Rice’s domestic violence case, and the arrest of Slava Voynov on suspicion of domestic violence. But what has not been a matter of…
Male sports stars perpetrating violence against women is a phenomenon that, sadly, seems to cross both international and sporting borders. In the most recent high-profile case, NFL player Ray Rice was…
Another day, another headline about a sports player and domestic violence. LA Kings player Slava Voynov was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence on October 19, and has been suspended by the NHL…
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Professor of Policing and Criminal Investigation, University of Lancashire
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Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor Emerita of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Professor in Psychology, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, The Open University
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Professor of Education, Furman University
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Professor of Social Statistics, Lancaster University
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State