02647cam a2200277 4500 758911550 TxAuBib 20150515120000.0 150508s2015||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9780147519368 lg. print : alk. paper $29.00 0147519365 lg. print : alk. paper $29.00 KyBuM KyBuM TxGR TxAuBib Krakauer, Jon. Missoula [Large Type Book] : rape and the justice system in a college town / Jon Krakauer. 1st large print ed. New York : Random House Large Print, 2015. xviii, 568 p. (large print) ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-568). Allison -- Before the law sits a gatekeeper -- Unwanted attention -- Scales of justice -- Trial by jury -- Aftershocks. "Missoula, Montana, is a typical college town, with a highly regarded state university, a lively social scene, and an excellent football team 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. 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. Krakauer chronicles the searing experiences of several women in Missoula--the nights when they were raped; their fear and self-doubt in the aftermath; the way they were treated by the police, prosecutors, defense attorneys; the public vilification and private anguish; their bravery in pushing forward and what it cost them. The horror of being raped, in each woman's case, was magnified by the mechanics of the justice system and the reaction of the community. Krakauer's dispassionate, carefully documented account of what these women endured cuts through the abstract ideological debate about campus rape. College-age women are not raped because they are promiscuous, or drunk, or send mixed signals, or feel guilty about casual sex, or seek attention. They are the victims of a terrible crime and deserving of compassion from society and fairness from a justice system that is clearly broken"--Back cover. 20150515. Rape Montana Missoula. Rape victims Montana Missoula. Trials (Rape) Montana Missoula. RV8