The Criminology of Boxing, Violence and Desistance / / Deborah Jump.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Jump, Deborah,
• MitwirkendeR: Treadwell, James,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Bristol University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; Notes on the Author --; Acknowledgements --; Foreword --; Introduction --; Boxing as Sports Criminology --; The Appeal and Desistance-Promoting Potential of Boxing --; The Case of Frank: Respect, Embodiment and the Appeal of the Boxing Gym --; The Case of Eric: Self-Violence, Boxing and the Damaged, Emasculated Body --; The Case of Leroy: Shame, Violence and Reputation --; The Appeal of the Boxing Gym --; Desistance and Boxing: The Ambivalence of the Gym --; Discussion --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781529203257; 9783111196718
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Deborah Jump.

Can the boxing gym be recognised as an effective space for supporting desistance? Exploring the psychosocial manifestations of boxing, this enlightening study reviews conflicting evidence to determine boxing’s place in the criminal justice system. Drawing upon the empirical insights, with case studies of participants’ backgrounds and their motivations for taking up the sport, Jump measures the value of the discipline, as well as the respect and fraternity that some claim boxing provides for young men. This is a perceptive addition to the debate about sport’s role in criminal desistance that delves deep into themes of masculinity and violence.