Fair or Foul : Sports and Criminal Behavior in the United States / Christopher S. Kudlac.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kudlac, Christopher S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Westport, CT : Praeger, 2018.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This intriguing book offers a comprehensive examination of all issues related to sports and criminal behavior, from high school to professional athlete, player to spectator. Fair or Foul: Sports and Criminal Behavior in the United States is an examination of the intersection of these two increasingly connected worlds. The book was written to answer two questions. First, is there a relationship between athletic participation and criminal behavior? Second, what other connections-positive or negative-exist between sports and crime? To arrive at his answers, author Christopher S. Kudlac surveys professional, college, and high school sports in relation to crime, spectator crime, and gambling. Other topics include how urban sports programs help deter kids from getting involved in crime and how the use of sports in prisons has worked to positive effect. The book also examines the issues of aggression, masculinity, commercial incentives (or disincentives), and other contributing factors that may spur illegal activity among athletes and spectators. Looking at the subject from the perspectives of criminal justice and forensic psychology, Kudlac is able to uncover just how intertwined the two worlds are-for better or for worse.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. High School Athletes and Crime; Chapter 2. College Athletes and Crime; Chapter 3. Professional Athletes and Crime; Chapter 4. Crime at the Arena: Spectator Violence, Riots, and Crimes during the Game; Chapter 5. Gambling; Chapter 6. Sports and Crime Reduction; Chapter 7. Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400649554

9780313378263

0313378266

OCLC:

651599522