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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > government > tailhook scandal
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > comparative politics > government > tailhook scandal
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > government > tailhook scandal
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > government (political science) > government > tailhook scandal
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > government (political science) > government > tailhook scandal
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > government > tailhook scandal

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tailhook scandal  

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  • an incident involving U.S. Navy personnel in which male officers assaulted 26 women (including other Navy personnel) at a convention of the Tailhook Association in Las Vegas in 1992. Although the officers' behavior was cast as sexual harassment, it easily could have been charged as sexual assault. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Tailhook Scandal]

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