Missoula:Rape and the Justice System in a College Town/Jon Krakauer/360 pgs.

As Jon Krakauer indicates, the University of Montana in Missoula is not that different from most colleges and universities. It's mainly a college town with the residents very supportive of the Grizzlies--the university's football team. The book focuses mainly on two rape charges against two of the University's football players. However, in a Department of Justice investigation of 350 sexual assaults reported to the Missoula police between January 2008 and May 2012, only a handful were properly handled either by university or local authorities. It's a compelling, and in my opinion, disheartening read. I had naively assumed that our society, on the whole, had moved away from thinking that a rape victim was somehow responsible for his/her attack. In the two main cases that Krakauer focuses on, the victims knew their attackers, which seemed to further hurt their cases. It's a very eye-opening account, and describes situations happening on campuses across the United States--not just in Montana. Highly recommended!