Steve Frosdick is a company director and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Bradford Management Centre. He is a Member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management and an Associate Member of the Football Safety Officers' Association.Lynne Walley is an academic lawyer with interests in criminal law and juvenile offending. She is the Deputy Head of the Centre for Public Services Management and Research at Staffordshire University.

• Foreword by Jack Crawford; Introduction - Beyond football hooliganism; The failure of 'legislation by crisis'; Accountability - Risk as blame; The changing face of criminal liability; Who is liable?: a police perspective; The origins and role of the Football Licensing Authority; Theory - Waiting for the next one: management attitudes to safety in the UK football industry; Understanding cultural complexity; Cultural complexity in the British stadia safety industry; Safety cultures in British sports grounds; Practice - Designing for safety; Safety risks in stadia and sports grounds; Risky business; The evolution of safety management and stewarding at football grounds; Playing away in Europe; Policing Euro '96; Vision - The strategic development of sports safety management; Managing risk in public assembly facilities; How are we doing? where are we going?; Useful addresses; Index.

'I was interested to read Steve Frosdick and Lynne Walley's recent book on Sport and Safety Management. I feel sure it will be a useful reference tool for all those involved in sports grounds safety.' Tony Banks MP, Minister for Sport