Sport and Criminal Justice by Morgan, Haydn; Parker, Andrew; Meek, Rosie;

Short description:

This book examines the use of sport and physical activity-based interventions as a means by which to address crime and anti-social behaviour.

Long description:

This book examines the use of sport and physical activity-based interventions as a means by which to address crime and anti-social behaviour.

 Covering a range of different sporting and physical activities across an array of social contexts involving both adult and youth populations, this book provides 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 criminal justice systems. Featuring contributions co-written by academics and practitioners, the book presents fascinating case studies from around the world, including the use of yoga in prisons, e-cycling and social reintegration, and rehabilitation and resettlement through parkrun.

With criminal justice at the heart of on-going political and academic debates, this book is timely reading for any researcher, policy maker, practitioner or advanced student working in sport policy, sport development, criminology, social work or youth work.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Sport and Criminal Justice—A Context for Co-creation? Part One: Sport and Physical Activity Interventions: Insights from Custodial Settings 1. Health Promotion in the England and Wales Justice System: Examining the Get Well Stay Well Agreement 2. The Implementation and Delivery of Parkrun across the Custodial Estate in England and Wales 3. A Perspective on Social Reintegration through the Zwift Online Training Platform: Lessons from a Multi-stakeholder Analysis of The Breakaway Sports Programme 4. Yoga in English and Welsh Prisons: Increasing Accessibility through Digital Delivery? 5. Co-creating a Sport-Based Youth Development Programme for Incarcerated Youth: Partnership Mutuality in Action 6. The Lived Experience and Practice Reflections of Sport in Corrections Part Two: Sport and Physical Activity Interventions—Insights from Community Settings 7. Reintegration and Resettlement through Education: Lessons from the In2Sport Programme 8. Negotiating Sport and Sectarianism with Young People in Northern Ireland: A Fresh Start Through Sport 9. Reflections on the Youth Justice Sport Fund: Using Sport and Physical Activity as a Secondary Level Intervention with Young People 10. Rugby Union, Positive Youth Development, and Criminal Justice 11. Sport, Physical Activity and ‘Through-the-Gate’ Transition: CrossFit, Community Engagement, and Resettlement 12. Conclusions: Co-creation, Consensus, and Collective Action—Next Steps for Sport and Criminal Justice Interventions.