Publication

cjm 88: Sport and harm

Monday, 25 June 2012

Peter Francis guest edits the special focus of this edition exploring the harmful aspects of organised sports.

Contributors consider areas such as the intensification of security measures at major sporting events, the ongoing presence of racism and how journalists might contribute to the diffusion of corruption in sport. 

Topical articles include homophobic bullying in schools and in our debating section we look at the reprieve of the Youth Justice Board.

In this edition

The Olympics: 64 years on

Helen Mills and Tammy McGloughlin introduce this issue of cjm

By Helen Mills and Tammy McGloughlin

The political (mis)management of (homo)sexuality and (in)securities

Anita Hobson on schools’ commitment to tackling homophobic bullying

By Anita Hobson

Sympathy for the devil: human rights and empathetic construction of suffering

David Scott argues that the case for prisoners’ rights should not be based on making individuals sympathetic

By David Scott

License to cause harm? Sex entertainment venues and women’s sense of safety in inner city centres

Jackie Patiniotis and Kay Standing consider how the effects of lap dancing clubs contribute to women’s vulnerability in public spaces

By Jackie Patiniotis and Kay Standing

Sport and harm

Peter Francis introduces the themed section for this issue

By Peter Francis

The malignancy of sport

Ellis Cashmore argues that, for all its apparent innocuousness, sport is a harmful presence in society

By Ellis Cashmore

Sport in the service of international development

Tess Kay considers what sports-based interventions to promote change, development and peace have to learn from the wider field of international development

By Tess Kay

Major sport events and global threats/responses

Kimberly S Schimmel examines the intensification of security measures for major sporting events and why these developments have largely not been publically challenged

By Kimberly S Schimmel

(In)security and the re-ordered Olympic city

Pete Fussey explores some key issues around Olympic-related security and insecurity

By Pete Fussey

Going down? Football finance in the global era

John Williams looks at the changing face of football finance and offers some hope to those who see themselves as genuine supporters of the game

By John Williams

Paying the price? Why football still has a problem

Mike Rowe and Jon Garland assess the ongoing presence of racism in football

By Mike Rowe and Jon Garland

Sports journalists and corruption: between unintended and wilful blindness

Dino Numerato provides an account of the unintended and wilful ways in which journalists might contribute to the diffusion of corruption in contemporary sport

By Dino Numerato

Protecting children from abuse

Pamela Davies suggests that identifying abuse or neglect is an inherently uncertain process that can result in negative impacts

By Pamela Davies

Was the reprieve of the Youth Justice Board a good thing?

Anna Souhami, Rod Earle, Enver Solomon, and Stephen Case and Kevin Haines offer their perspectives on the continuation of the Youth Justice Board

By Anna Souhami, Rod Earle, Enver Solomon, Stephen Case and Kevin Haines

The criminal justice system in a social justice society would look very different from the current system

Marsha Weissman advocates pursuing tackling high imprisonment within a wider framework than that of improving criminal justice practices and processes alone

By Marsha Weissman