Policy Press The Criminology of Boxing, Violence and Desistance

Can the boxing gym be recognised as an effective space for supporting desistance?  Exploring the psychosocial manifestations of boxing, this enlightening study explores the extent to which this sport can defuse violent attitudes among young. Jump reviews conflicting evidence to offer a nuanced understanding of boxing, masculinity and desistance, revealing important implications for contemporary youth policy and practice.    Review Jump's text raises some important questions about 'how' boxing is meant to help with violent crime, and the limitations of just funnelling violence into a specific environment without the ability to transform it. Ephemeral Digest About the Author Deborah Jump is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the Manchester Metropolitan University. She has over fifteen years’ experience of working in youth justice as both a practitioner and service manager. She is the Head of Youth Justice at the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies and was previously the recipient of a Winston Churchill Memorial Fund evaluating the impact of sporting programmes on communities in the USA.