Football Hooliganism, Fan Behaviour and Crime [electronic resource] : Contemporary Issues /
Hopkins, M.editor.
Treadwell, J.editor.
Focusing on a number of contemporary research themes and placing them within the context of palpable changes that have occurred within football in recent years, this timely collection brings together essays about football, crime and fan behaviour from leading experts in the fields of criminology, law, sociology, psychology and cultural studies.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Football as a Crime Generator; 1 The Football 'Hotspot' Matrix; 2 Talking Prada and Powder: Cocaine Use and Supply among the Football Hooligan Firm; 3 'We've Got the Equivalent of Passchendaele': Sectarianism, Football and Urban Disorder in Scotland; 4 The Hollow Victory of Anti-Racism in English Football; 5 Crime in the Boardroom: Extending the Focus beyond Football Fans; Part II: Exploring Fan Behaviour in the Global Media Age
6 The Last of the Working-Class Subcultures to Die? Real Tales of Football Hooligans in the Global Media Age7 The Hooligan Film Factory: Football Violence in High Definition; 8 Playing on a Different Pitch: Ethnographic Research on Football Crowds; Part III: Criminalisation, Control and Crowd Management; 9 Football Fans in an Age of Intolerance; 10 Football Banning Orders: The Highly Effective Cornerstone of a Preventative Strategy?; 11 Policing Football 'Hooliganism': Crowds, Context and Identity; 12 Justice for the 96? Hillsborough, Politics and English Football; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Focusing on a number of contemporary research themes and placing them within the context of palpable changes that have occurred within football in recent years, this timely collection brings together essays about football, crime and fan behaviour from leading experts in the fields of criminology, law, sociology, psychology and cultural studies.
Crime-Sociological aspects.
Criminal law.
Criminology.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Sports.
Crime and Society.
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Popular Science in Sports.