Description
Product ID: | 9781529203295 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Criminology of Boxing, Violence and Desistance |
Authors: | Author: Deborah Jump |
Page Count: | 220 |
Subjects: | Sociology: sport and leisure, Sociology: sport & leisure, Causes and prevention of crime, Causes & prevention of crime |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This perceptive study explores the extent to which boxing has the potential to reduce violent attitudes among young offenders. Jump assesses conflicting evidence and presents in-depth case studies of fighters to ask whether boxing’s values of discipline and respect can create a support network that helps young men refrain from reoffending. |
Imprint Name: | Bristol University Press |
Publisher Name: | Bristol University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-04-07 |