Football Hooliganism
Published on 11. January 2013
232 pages
978-1-134-03878-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a highly readable introduction to the phenomenon of football hooliganism, ideal for students taking courses around this subject as well as those having a professional interest in the subject, such as the police and those responsible for stadium safety and management. For anybody else wanting to learn more about one of society's most intractable problems, this book is the place to start.
Unlike other books on this subject it is not wedded to a single theoretical perspective but is concerned rather to provide a critical overview of football hooliganism, discussing the various approaches to the subject. Three fallacies provide themes which run through the book: the notion that football hooliganism is new; that it is a uniquely football problem; and that it is predominantly an English phenomenon.
The book examines the history of football-related violence, the problems in defining the nature of football hooliganism, the data available on the extent of football hooliganism, provides a detailed review of the various theories about who hooligans are and why they behave as they do, and an analysis of policing and social policy in relation to tackling football hooliganism.
Unlike other books on this subject it is not wedded to a single theoretical perspective but is concerned rather to provide a critical overview of football hooliganism, discussing the various approaches to the subject. Three fallacies provide themes which run through the book: the notion that football hooliganism is new; that it is a uniquely football problem; and that it is predominantly an English phenomenon.
The book examines the history of football-related violence, the problems in defining the nature of football hooliganism, the data available on the extent of football hooliganism, provides a detailed review of the various theories about who hooligans are and why they behave as they do, and an analysis of policing and social policy in relation to tackling football hooliganism.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
1,82 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-03878-7 (9781134038787)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Steve Frosdick | Peter Marsh
Football Hooliganism
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01/2016
1st Edition
CRC Press
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Football Hooliganism
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Persons
Steve Frosdick
is Principal Lecturer at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth, where he teaches courses on safety and security at sports grounds. A former police officer, he has been Director of IWI Associates since 1996, and is a founder member of the Football Safety Officers' Association.Peter Marsh is a director of the Social Issues Research Centre and MCM Research, and has studied football hooliganism since the 1970s. He was previously co-director of the Contemporary Violence Research Centre at the University of Oxford, and lectured in psychology at Oxford Brookes University.
is Principal Lecturer at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth, where he teaches courses on safety and security at sports grounds. A former police officer, he has been Director of IWI Associates since 1996, and is a founder member of the Football Safety Officers' Association.Peter Marsh is a director of the Social Issues Research Centre and MCM Research, and has studied football hooliganism since the 1970s. He was previously co-director of the Contemporary Violence Research Centre at the University of Oxford, and lectured in psychology at Oxford Brookes University.
Content
Foreword by Jim Chalmers (President, Football Safety Officers' Association) Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Football violence in history Part 2: Defining football hooliganism 3. The nature and extent of football hooliganism 4. Levels of violence in Europe 5. European fan profiles and behaviour Part 3: Explaining football hooliganism 6. An overview of British theories of football hooliganism 7. British theoretical perspectives in detail 8. Theoretical approaches from Europe and beyond 9. The media and football hooliganism 10. Football violence and alcohol 11. Racism and football fans Part 4: Tackling football hooliganism 12. Policing football hooliganism 13. Repressive social controls 14. More proactive and preventive measures
