Sexual Abuse in Youth Sport

<p>Cases of sport-related child sexual abuse have received increasing news coverage in recent years. This book documents and evaluates this important issue through a critical investigation of the research and theory on sexual violence and child sex offending that has emerged over the past thirty years. </p><p>Based on life-history interviews with male and female ‘survivors’ of child sexual abuse in sport this text offers a deeper appreciation for the experiences of those who are sexually victimized within sports and school-sport settings. Drawing on a wide range of sources it also provides a new theoretical framework through which child sexual abuse in sport may be explored. Offering a critique spanning psychology sociology and criminology this book challenges existing theories of sex offending while advocating an alternative epistemology to help better understand and address this social problem. </p><p>Presenting an original sociological approach to this field of study <i>Sexual Abuse in Youth Sport </i>is important reading for any researcher policy-maker or practitioner working in youth sport physical education sports coaching sport policy child protection or social work.</p>