Crime Prevention Through Sport And Physical Activity

Author : Margaret Cameron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780642241832
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crime Prevention Through Sport and Physical Activity written by Margaret Cameron and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime prevention is not the primary objective of sport and physical activity, but it may be a positive by-product. This paper examines a variety of sporting activities that appear to have had a beneficial effect in helping young people steer away from trouble. It examines wilderness programs, programs in which youth participate and learn skills, and programs in which the sense of belonging reduces vandalism and develops other prosocial behaviours.

Author : Yvon Dandurand
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1529228506
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Youth Crime Prevention and Sports written by Yvon Dandurand and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport-based crime prevention programmes are becoming increasingly popular worldwide but until now there has been very little research on the effectiveness of such approaches. Bringing together authoritative evidence from existing programmes, the authors identify and analyse emerging successful practices. Covering mentoring and coaching, particularly as they relate to Positive Youth Development (PYD) programmes, the authors explore how the development of core life skills can improve individual resilience and decrease the risk of criminal involvement. The book conceptualizes the links between criminological theory and PYD and gives recommendations for future policy and practice.

Author : Geoff Nichols
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317571584
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport and Crime Reduction written by Geoff Nichols and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of sports-based activity programmes as a means of tackling crime has been explored in a number of countries worldwide, particularly in relation to the prevention of re-offending in the ten to eighteen age bracket. However, until now there has been no definitive and rigorous analysis of the rationale behind these programmes, and evidence of their successes and failures has been piecemeal, uncritical and without standardization. This book addresses this gap in the literature, bringing together empirical research from programmes in the UK, US and Australia with an explanation and evaluation of the results of these initiatives. Subjects covered include: assessment of programmes in a range of contexts the first evidence base of crime reduction sport programmes international comparisons and case studies conclusions for best practice advice for monitoring the effectiveness of programmes synergies with sport development and promotion of facility use. Examining a variety of realworld case studies set up with the aim of reducing levels of crime in the community, Sport and Crime Reduction should be read by students and professionals in local government, sports development, youth and community work, criminology, the youth justice system and leisure policy.

Author : Haydn Morgan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000810429
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport, Physical Activity and Criminal Justice written by Haydn Morgan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-12 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the various ways in which participation in sport and physical activity might contribute to effective solutions within criminal justice systems. Focusing on a range of different sporting and physical activities across an array of social contexts involving both adult and youth populations, the book offers insight into the way in which sport and physical activity is interpreted by participants and practitioners, and how these interpretations relate to broader policy objectives within and across justice systems. It focuses on a series of key issues, including how sport policy (national and international) has developed in recent years in this area; how and to what extent such policy developments have impacted organisations and interventions (both custodial and non-custodial) across sport and criminal justice systems and sectors; and how participant cohorts (such as disadvantaged and/or ‘at-risk’ young people) have experienced these changes. With shifting debates around criminal justice and the need for policy and practical solutions to extend beyond tougher and longer sentencing, this book is important reading for students, researchers, and practitioners working in sport pedagogy, sport-for-development, sport and leisure management, sport coaching, physical education, criminology, youth work, youth studies, social work, and health studies.

Author : Rosie Meek
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135081832
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport in Prison written by Rosie Meek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although prison can present a critical opportunity to engage with offenders through interventions and programming, reoffending rates among those released from prison remain stubbornly high. Sport can be a means through which to engage with even the most challenging and complex individuals caught up in a cycle of offending and imprisonment, by offering an alternative means of excitement and risk taking to that gained through engaging in offending behaviour, or by providing an alternative social network and access to positive role models. This is the first book to explore the role of sport in prisons and its subsequent impact on rehabilitation and behavioural change. The book draws on research literature on the beneficial role of sport in community settings and on prison cultures and regimes, across disciplines including criminology, psychology, sociology and sport studies, as well as original qualitative and quantitative data gathered from research in prisons. It unpacks the meanings that prisoners and staff attach to sport participation and interventions in order to understand how to promote behavioural change through sport most effectively, while identifying and tackling the key emerging issues and challenges. Sport in Prison is essential reading for any advanced student, researcher, policy-maker or professional working in the criminal justice system with an interest in prisons, offending behaviour, rehabilitation, sport development, or the wider social significance of sport.

Author : Grant Jarvie
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415306478
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport, Culture and Society written by Grant Jarvie and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting new undergraduate textbook introduces the reader to the broad and complex relationship between sport, culture and society, and critically examines the key assumptions that we hold with regard to the nature of sport.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sports-based Crime Prevention Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Research suggests that sports have the capacity to connect youth to positive adult role models and provide positive development opportunities, as well as promote the learning and application of life skills. Furthermore, in addition to the physical activity and positive health effects it provides, sport is a generator of social capital, helping to mobilize the community by promoting involvement, togetherness and teamwork, as well as supporting culture within the community"--Background, p. [1].

Author : Nic Groombridge
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447323157
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sports Criminology written by Nic Groombridge and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From doping among professional athletes to crime prevention through sports, the discussion of crime in sports seems to be on the rise. This is the first book to provide a critical criminological perspective on sports and the myriad connections between sports and crime. Part of the New Horizons in Criminology series, it utilizes the interdisciplinary nature of criminology to incorporate emerging perspectives from diverse fields like the study of social harm, gender and sexuality studies, and green criminology. Written from an international perspective, Sports Criminology covers both a range of topics, from sports scandals to the possibility of crime prevention, and a range of sports disciplines. American football, boxing, soccer, and sumo are all examined, making this book an essential read for scholars of sports law and the sociology of sports alike.

Author : Fred Coalter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781850604754
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Benefits of Sport written by Fred Coalter and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Irena Parry Martínková
Publisher : Karolinum Press
ISBN 13 : 8024622882
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Instrumentality and values in sport written by Irena Parry Martínková and published by Karolinum Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the role of instrumentality in sport and its influence on the athlete. Instrumentality is defined as a means-ends relationship, and it is discussed from the perspective of the logic of sport. The author researches two levels of instrumentality in sport – extrinsic and intrinsic instrumentality – and introduces and describes two kinds of values with respect to the two kinds of instrumentality: the extrinsic values of sport and the intrinsic values of sport. The book discusses a wide range of problems arising from the instrumental nature of sport, and their effect upon intrinsic values and the human being.