Off-field crimes committed by athletes

INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION(S)
SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS
Off-field crimes committed by athletes
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................2
Research Questions........................................................................................2
Case study.......................................................................................................2
Conclusion and Proposed solution...............................................................4
References.......................................................................................................7

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Introduction
The competitive environment of today’s sports association had made many athletes
fall into aggressive and dynamic nature both mentally as well as physically. This state of
mental and physical conditions has made many athletes commit off-field crimes (McCarthy,
2013). Society demands athletes perform flawlessly in arenas and stadiums as their fans get
accustomed to high hitting shows of finesse and athleticism. When their career reaches a peak
point, athletes starts feeling that they should get respect and priority from their fans even
when they are off-field (Withers, 2010). If they do not get the same, athletes become
aggressive and violent that even leads them to commit crime to gain public attention. These
attitude of aggressiveness and want of power becomes the root cause of controversies and
increase in amount of violence like rage, rape, assault and sexual abusing by them
(Comeron, 2002).
Research Questions
RQ. 1. Is on-field behaviour responsible for off-field violence?
RQ. 2. How can seminars and programs help in reducing violence and off-field crimes
committed by athletes?
Case study
Not any other athlete in the globe has made as many headlines or raised eyebrows as
Mike Tyson. Although he was never the most theoretically proficient boxer, but his merciless
fights always ended most of his fights within the initial round. From beginning of his life,