cjm 88: Sport and harm

Helen Mills and Tammy McGloughlin introduce this issue of cjm

Anita Hobson on schools’ commitment to tackling homophobic bullying

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

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

Peter Francis introduces the themed section for this issue

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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