Sports criminology : a critical criminology of sport and games / Nic Groombridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Groombridge, Nic, author.

Series:

New horizons in criminology

New Horizons in Criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology--Sports.

Criminology.

Sports.

Physical Description:

ix, 193 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL., USA : Policy Press, 2016.

Summary:

This is the first book to provide a critical criminological perspective on sport and the connections between sport and crime. It draws on the interdisciplinary nature of criminology and incorporates emerging perspectives like social harm, gender and sexuality, and green criminology. Written from an international perspective, it covers topics including sports scandals and the possibility of crime prevention through sport. This very readable book is full to the brim with absorbing examples from a range of countries and sports: American football, boxing, soccer, sumo - and even quidditch - are all examined. The book considers both sports law and the sociology of sport and will be essential reading for students and academics in these fields. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: just men fighting? 1

2 A criminological history of sport 17

3 Celebrity and corruption: case studies of sports scandals 37

4 Game of two halves: mainstream criminological theory and sport 55

5 The second half: critical criminological theory and sport 73

6 Red card: sport, justice and social control 97

7 Retraining: crime prevention and desistance through sport 121

8 Conclusion: no such thing as crime, no such thing as sport 147.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447323150

1447323157

OCLC:

944087550