Sport, Physical Activity and Criminal Justice: Politics, Policy and Practice

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Haydn Morgan (University of Bath, UK) Andrew Parker (University of the West of England, UK)

Sport, Physical Activity and Criminal Justice

Politics, Policy and Practice

Haydn Morgan (University of Bath, UK), Andrew Parker (University of the West of England, UK)

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Routledge
26 August 2024

Sociology: sport & leisure; Crime & criminology; Service industries; Sports & outdoor recreation

Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

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.

Edited by: Haydn Morgan (University of Bath UK), Andrew Parker (University of the West of England, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032075846
ISBN 10: 1032075848
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Pages: 213
Publication Date: 26 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Haydn Morgan is Senior Lecturer in Sport Management in the Department for Health at the University of Bath, UK. Haydn’s research concerns the connection between participation in sport and physical activity and the enhancement of social inclusion and wellbeing in marginalized populations. Andrew Parker is Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of the West of England, UK. Andrew’s research interests focus on sport and disadvantaged youth, and he has undertaken research and evaluation studies of sport-based initiatives both in community and custodial settings.