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This is the first book to provide a critical criminological perspective on sport and the connections between sport and crime. It draws on the inter-disciplinary nature of criminology and incorporates emerging perspectives like social harm, gender and sexuality, and green criminology. Written from an international perspective, it covers topics including sports scandals and the possibility of crime prevention through sport. American football, boxing, soccer and sumo are all examined.
The book considers both sports law and the sociology of sport and will be essential reading for students and academics in these fields.
Introduction: just men fighting?;
A criminological history of sport;
Celebrity and corruption: case studies of sports scandals;
Game of two halves: mainstream criminological theory and sport;
The second half: critical criminological theory and sport;
Red card: sport, justice and social control;
Retraining: crime prevention and desistance through sport;
Conclusion: no such thing as crime, no such thing as sport.