Criminology, Leisure and Sport: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Authors: Berry, M., Berry, C., Caudwell, J.
Publication Date: 01/01/2026
Pages: 1-248
DOI: 10.4324/9781003569466
Abstract:This book takes a critical look at how leisure and sport intersect with crime and harm. Bringing together leading scholars in criminology, sociology, sport science, social work and psychology, this book shows how recreational and elite sporting spaces can foster pro-social development but also generate significant social inequalities and injustices. Through diverse empirical cases – including sexual abuse in sport, environmental harms at mega-events, performance-enhancing drugs, athlete criminality, organised crime, deviant fandom, policing, rehabilitation and desistance – this book provides readers with an analytically rich framework for understanding sport and leisure as dynamic areas where power, inequality, harm and social transformation converge. This book’s interdisciplinary approach equips researchers, practitioners and students with unique insights into the issues and transformative potential of these domains. Timely, authoritative and globally relevant, this book is an essential reading for scholars and students in criminology, sociology of sport, leisure studies, sports science and social policy, as well as practitioners working in youth justice, community sport, safeguarding and sport-based interventions more broadly.
Source: Scopus
Criminology, Leisure and Sport Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Authors: Berry, M., Berry, C., Caudwell, J.
Publication Date: 06/2026
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032942018
Abstract:This book takes a critical look at how leisure and sport intersect with crime and harm.
Source: Google Books