Sport, Crime, and Young People

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvRichard Hester,Pete Harris,Conor Murray,Brendan Coyle

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Exploring how sport functions both as a crime prevention tool and as a vehicle through which young people become involved in crime, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the intersection between crime, sport, and young people.Youth offending is a global issue, and sport is internationally recognised as a prevention tool through programmes such as the UNODC SC:ORE initiative. However, sport can also enable young people to become victims or perpetrators of crime. Part 1 of this edited collection examines how sport can generate crime among young people, using international examples across different sports. It explores football-related violence, drug use, violence against women and girls, and how vulnerabilities are exploited through doping, violence, abuse, and sexual offences. Part 2 explores how sport diverts young people from the criminal justice system and prevents crime, featuring insights from academic experts and youth justice practitioners. It presents research and projects from Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Northern Ireland, and the United States.This book is useful for students and scholars of criminology, and sociology particularly those interested in youth crime and justice, as well as practitioners in youth justice, youth work, sports coaching, policing, prisons, probation, and social care.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-12-14
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor316
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041072614

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Richard Hester is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology Studies at Oxford Brookes University and former police officer with Thames Valley Police (England), specialising in football policing and public events. He has worked in Higher Education since 2016, researching on football policing, public order policing and sports-based crime prevention.Pete Harris is currently Associate Professor in Criminology and Youth Studies at Oxford Brookes University. After working as a street-based youth and community worker he moved into Higher Education and has now worked as a lecturer and researcher for 15 years with an interdisciplinary background in youth work, education and criminology.Conor Murray is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and an active researcher at Ulster University. He has published widely, including the co-edited book Crime, Justice and Religion (Routledge 2023) and the monograph Young Men, Masculinities and Imprisonment (2023). His research focuses on young adulthood, gender, policing, religion, and sport-based interventions.Brendan Coyle is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Learning, Teaching and Quality Director for Social and Policy Sciences at Ulster University. With specialisms in young adult development, maturation and desistance, Brendan’s research addresses the interface between individuals’ constructions of maturity, criminal justice policies and practices, and processes of desistance from crime.

1.Contextualising Sport, Crime, and Young People. Part 1 – Sport as a Youth Crime Generator. 2.Violence associated with sport in Portugal and the involvement of young people. Contributions to a sociological analysis of National Football Information Point data relating to the 2021/2022 sporting season, framed within a historical perspective. 3.Football crowds, youth and socio-educational crime prevention: insights from European football. 4.Growing Up Bad: Youth Hockey Teams, Male Peer Support, and Male Violence Against Women in Professional Hockey Contexts. 5.Safeguarding in Football: Tackling the exploitation of children and young people. 6.The Problems Associated with Doping in Youth Sport, and Sport Governing Bodies’ Approaches to Mitigate the Issue. 7.Kicking Off: Crime, control, care and cages in the recent history of football in Britain. Part 2 – Sport as Youth Crime Prevention. 8.Between Control and Emancipation: Sport, Citizenship and Youth in Brazil’s Prison System. 9.Understanding the systemic issues affecting gang-affiliated girls and young women: A lesson for sport. 10.Sport, crime, and youth: effective practice for sport coaches. 11.Justice Reinvestment Initiatives for Young People using Sport and Recreation. 12.Youth Justice, the Child First Framework and Sport. 13.Beyond Coaching: The Professional Role of Facilitators in Prison-Based Sport Interventions. 14.From the Field to the Community: Assessing Resilience in Sport-Based Crime Prevention Programs. 15.Management tool or social enabler? The role of sport-based interventions within youth crime prevention. 16.Can Sport and Physical Activity Contribute to Restorative Justice Among Young People Who Are Incarcerated? Insights from Canadian Youth Custody Workers. 17.Lessons from Mr Miyagi: The sports coaching relationship, young people, and crime reduction.