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Lavigne and Schlabach have dug deep on the No. 1 scourge in college athletics. Violence against women in any form is unacceptable and yet it has been enabled (at least) by those who either don't want to know or are actively covering up. College athletics in general has been woefully weak in addressing this issue. Thanks to Violated the game is about to change. This is not only a Baylor problem; it is a national problem brought to light by the fine reporting of the authors. -- Dennis Dodd, Senior Reporter, CBS Sports Violated is the most comprehensive book about college football sexual assault to date. It exposes all of the components of a destructive, win-at-all-costs football culture that shelters predators and cultivates a destructive campus environment...A must read for athletes, coaches, administrators, and politicians who are committed to understanding the culture surrounding sexual assault that has led to its epidemic status and the inarguable need for Title IX guidelines. Violated literally kept me awake at night, not only reading it, but absorbing the many similarities to my own college experience at Nebraska. -- Katherine Redmond, founder, National Coalition Against Violent Athletes There is no other more pressing issue on our college campuses than sexual violence. There is no other crime aside from murder that is more devastating for its victims and families. There is no other book needed more right now than Violated. -- Brenda Tracy, survivor and activist Authors Paula Lavigne and Mark Schlabach-who spent years reporting on Baylor for ESPN in advance of this book-meticulously lay out how exactly each of those levees failed before the entire campus was submerged by this flood. -- FootballScoop.com ESPN reporters Lavigne and Schlabach spare no detail in this shocking account of rampant sexual violence at one of America's most revered religious universities...Using extensive research, including interviews with victims, coaches, players, and university officials, Lavigne and Schlabach chronicle the ways the football program fueled a hostile and abusive environment toward women and the school's epic failure to address it...This is a comprehensive and disturbing account of a particularly stark example of an epidemic facing American universities. -- Publishers Weekly Violated is a heavy read, but it's important work by Lavigne and Schlabach, who were at the forefront of reporting the story as it unfolded in real time. Though in many ways it feels from the outside like Baylor is on a better trajectory and much of the world has moved on from the scandal, the book reminds us why it can't be forgotten. -- USA Today

"There is no other more pressing issue on our college campuses than sexual violence. There is no other crime aside from murder that is more devastating for its victims and families. There is no other book needed more right now than Violated. -- ""Brenda Tracy, survivor and activist"" Violated is the most comprehensive book about college football sexual assault to date. It exposes all of the components of a destructive, win-at-all-costs football culture that shelters predators and cultivates a destructive campus environment...A must read for athletes, coaches, administrators, and politicians who are committed to understanding the culture surrounding sexual assault that has led to its epidemic status and the inarguable need for Title IX guidelines. Violated literally kept me awake at night, not only reading it, but absorbing the many similarities to my own college experience at Nebraska. -- ""Katherine Redmond, founder, National Coalition Against Violent Athletes"" Violated is a heavy read, but it's important work by Lavigne and Schlabach, who were at the forefront of reporting the story as it unfolded in real time. Though in many ways it feels from the outside like Baylor is on a better trajectory and much of the world has moved on from the scandal, the book reminds us why it can't be forgotten. -- ""USA Today"" ESPN reporters Lavigne and Schlabach spare no detail in this shocking account of rampant sexual violence at one of America's most revered religious universities...Using extensive research, including interviews with victims, coaches, players, and university officials, Lavigne and Schlabach chronicle the ways the football program fueled a hostile and abusive environment toward women and the school's epic failure to address it...This is a comprehensive and disturbing account of a particularly stark example of an epidemic facing American universities. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" Authors Paula Lavigne and Mark Schlabach-who spent years reporting on Baylor for ESPN in advance of this book-meticulously lay out how exactly each of those levees failed before the entire campus was submerged by this flood. -- ""FootballScoop.com"" Lavigne and Schlabach have dug deep on the No. 1 scourge in college athletics. Violence against women in any form is unacceptable and yet it has been enabled (at least) by those who either don't want to know or are actively covering up. College athletics in general has been woefully weak in addressing this issue. Thanks to Violated the game is about to change. This is not only a Baylor problem; it is a national problem brought to light by the fine reporting of the authors. -- ""Dennis Dodd, Senior Reporter, CBS Sports"""

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PAULA LAVIGNE is an ESPN investigative reporter for television and online, working primarily for the show Outside the Lines. She is a specialist in data journalism and statistics. Her work has won several awards, including a 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award for an investigative series on high-stakes gambling in youth football. She worked previously as a reporter at The Dallas Morning News, The Des Moines Register, and The News-Tribune in Tacoma, Washington. MARK SCHLABACH is one of the country's most respected college football reporters and columnists through his work with ESPN. He is a regular contributor to ESPN TV and radio programming, such as Outside the Lines, SportsCenter, College Football Live, College GameDay, and College Football Live. He previously worked as a college football and investigative reporter for the Washington Post and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is the author or collaborator of more than a dozen books, including seven New York Times best-sellers. MARK SCHLABACH is one of the country's most respected college football reporters and columnists through his work with ESPN. He is a regular contributor to ESPN TV and radio programming, such a Outside the Lines, SportsCenter, College Football Live, College GameDay, and College Football Live. He previously worked as a college football and investigative reporter for the Washington Post and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is the author or collaborator of more than a dozen books, including seven New York Times best-sellers. Therese Plummer is an actor, award-winning voice-over artist, and counselor. She is a winner of several AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has appeared in a variety of television and film roles. As a counselor for adolescents, she spent five years using drama therapy techniques in individual and group settings.

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