Institutional Sexual Abuse in the #MeToo Era

Jason D. Spraitz is an associate professor and the coordinator of the criminal justice program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Along with Kendra N. Bowen, he has coauthored several manuscripts that examine clergy sexual abuse and is a coeditor of Contemporary Criminal Justice: An Examination of the System, Its Challenges, and Its Future. Some of his work appears in Sexual Abuse and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.  Kendra N. Bowen, an associate professor and director of the criminal justice graduate program at Texas Christian University, has coauthored numerous publications with Jason D. Spraitz about the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. She has published essays in the Journal of Sexual Aggression and Sexual Abuse, among others.

Institutional Sexual Abuse in the #MeToo Era demonstrates the pervasiveness of sexual violence. It challenges the reader to grow beyond a focus on the impacts of sexual violence at the individual level and, instead, to become critical of the societal and institutional ineptitude that have sacrificed the well-being of generations who hold marginalized identities." —Jennifer Brockman, director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center

• Introduction: Examining Institutional Sexual Abuse during the #MeToo Era — Jason D. Spraitz & Kendra N. BowenSection I. Institutions of Higher LearningChapter 1. “All I Wanted was an Education”: Sexual Abuse in Higher Education and the Impact of #MeToo — Mia Gilliam & Shelly ClevengerChapter 2. Finding the Strength to Speak Out, Waiting to be Heard: #MeToo on College Campuses — Nicole BederaSection II. Religious and Political InstitutionsChapter 3. “Pestminister” Politics: Local and International Dimensions of the #MeToo Movement — Amina ZarrughChapter 4. Sexual Abuse in Religious Institutions — Jason D. Spraitz & Kendra N. BowenSection III. Custodial InstitutionsChapter 5. #MeToo in the U.S. Foster Care System — ReneÈ LamphereChapter 6. Examining Sexual Violence and Harassment in the U.S. Corrections System through #MeToo — ReneÈ Lamphere & Matthew HassettSection IV. Media and Cultural InstitutionsChapter 7. Lights, Camera, Abuse: Exploring #MeToo in Hollywood — Ashley WellmanChapter 8. Sexual Abuse in Sport: Hegemonic Masculinity and Institutional Failures — Pamela J. Forman, Anne M. Nurse, & Amelia D. MontieChapter 9. Between Subject and Object: How Mass Media Industries Have Enabled Sexual Misconduct and Harassment—and How They Also Exposed Them — Jacqueline Lambiase, Tracy Everbach, & Carolyn BronsteinChapter 10: #MeToo and Social Media — Tania G. LeveyConclusion: Where Do We Go from Here? — Kendra N. Bowen & Jason D. SpraitzAbout the Contributors