Out of Bounds : Inside the NBA's Culture of Rape, Violence, and Crime Paperback - 2005
by Jeff Benedict
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In this raw expos, Benedict reveals new and startling information about NBA players, the crimes they commit, the league's tolerance and complacency, and how these matters are handled or disposed of in the justice system.
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- Title Out of Bounds : Inside the NBA's Culture of Rape, Violence, and Crime
- Author Jeff Benedict
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Date 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0060726040I3N00
- ISBN 9780060726041 / 0060726040
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 7.96 x 6.66 x 0.76 in (20.22 x 16.92 x 1.93 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Basketball players - United States, Criminals - United States
- Dewey Decimal Code 364.373
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Out of Bounds: Inside the NBA's Culture of Rape, Violence, and Crime is a searing indictment of professional basketball players who live in a world where criminal laws and social norms don't exist, a world where they are given license to act above the law.
On the court, they dazzle us with their spectacular physical feats. They generate millions of dollars of revenue for the NBA and their teams. They inspire adulation. But underneath all the glitz, the money, and alley-oops is a seamy underbelly, a rash of lawlessness that is gripping the NBA.
Based on a first-of-its-kind investigation into the criminal histories of 177 NBA players from the 2001-2002 season, Out of Bounds shows that an alarming four out of every ten NBA players have a police record involving a serious crime. They are All-Stars and they are journeymen, involved in crimes ranging from armed robbery to domestic violence to gun possession to rape.
Out of Bounds takes a hard look at shocking cases, with graphic accounts of physical and sexual violence and other outrageous conduct by players. In all, more than 250 people are named, including many prominent NBA players. It exposes the environment and culture that encourages such criminal behavior. It also explains the unique challenges these cases pose for law-enforcement agencies and prosecutors. And Out of Bounds takes readers inside the hidden yet critically vital role that lawyers, agents, and fame play in insulating criminally accused players from accountability.
Author Jeff Benedict, an expert on athletes and crime, draws his conclusions from exhaustive research. In addition to his criminal-background checks, the author retrieved documents from law-enforcement agencies, courts, and private attorneys. He conducted more than 400 interviews with police officers, prosecutors, defense lawyers, players, agents, victims, witnesses, and coaches. What emerges is a disturbing and appalling picture of men who live above the law.
A seminal and important work, Out of Bounds will forever change how we look at the NBA and its stars' lives of excess and privilege.
