Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Sport, Crime, and Young People

Av Richard 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.

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Utgivningsdatum: 2026-12-14
Mått: 156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 316
Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN: 9781041072614

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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.

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