Geoff Nichols (United Kingdom University of Sheffield)

Sport and Crime Reduction

The Role of Sports in Tackling Youth Crime

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A much-needed evaluation of sport-led crime reduction initiatives, weighing up the rationale behind them and the evidence that supports them, including an assessment of their successes and failures to date.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 162mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780415396486
• ISBN-10: 0415396484
• Artikelnr.: 22784140

Autorenporträt

Geoff Nichols is Senior Lecturer in Leisure Management at the Sheffield University Management School, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Aims of the Book, the Target Audience, and How to Read
It Part 1: Theory - The Theory Underpinning Sport's Role in Social Policy
2. The Rationale for Including Sport in Social Policy Initiatives 3. What
is Evidence, and Why is It so Contentious? 4. Today's Sport and Social
Policy Context 5. Towards a Typology of Programmes Part 2: Practice - Case
Studies in Sport-Led Crime Prevention 6. West Yorkshire Sports Counselling
7. Haffotty Wen 8. The Fairbridge Programme 9. Positive Futures 10. Podium
Project 11. The Parks for all Project 12. 'Splash' National programme with
Spotlight on Delivery 13-15. Australian Case Studies Part 3: Building
Theory into Practice 16. Modelling Programmes and Balancing Competing
Objectives 17. Project Evaluation with Limited Resources and Expertise 'On
Site' 18. The Role of Sport. 19. Conclusion