Sport and Crime Reduction the Role of Sports in Tackling Youth Crime

"Introduction to the programme at the national level; National evaluation and results; A local programme - Sportaction; Local evaluation; Results; Case studies; How and why the programme worked; General limitations of the programme; Conclusion on the programme and evaluation methods; 12 Summit; Summary; Introduction to the programme; Evaluation; Results; Conclusion on the programme and evaluation methods; 13 Splash; Summary; Introduction to the programme; Evaluation; Methods that were rejected; Evaluation of the national programme; Results."@en
"The use of sports-based activity programmes as a means of tackling crime has been explored in a number of countries worldwide, particularly in relation to the prevention of re-offending in the ten to eighteen age bracket. However, until now there has been no definitive and rigorous analysis of the rationale behind these programmes, and evidence of their successes and failures has been piecemeal, uncritical and without standardization. This book addresses this gap in the literature, bringing together empirical research from programmes in the UK, US and Australia with an explanation and evalu."@en