Sport, Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook on Global Issues and Local Programmes Celia Brackenridge, Tess Kay and Daniel Rhind (Editors) 2008 and 2012 1 Sport, Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook on Global Issues and Local Programmes Celia Brackenridge, Tess Kay and Daniel Rhind (Editors) 2008 and 2012 Brunel University London 2 © 2012 Brunel University. All rights reserved by the authors who assert their rights under the Berne Convention. Copyright rests with Brunel University London. All research designs, concepts, models and theories herein are the intellectual property of the contributing authors. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Brunel University London. Acknowledgement The editors wish to thank Susan Bissell of UNICEF for giving permission for this e-book to be published and for kindly contributing the Foreword. Year of original collation: 2008 Year of final publication: 2012 Publisher: Brunel University Press ISBN: 978-1-908549-07-5 Author contact: Dr Daniel Rhind
[email protected] 3 CONTENTS Page Foreword –Susan Bissell 7 Author details 8 Preface – Celia Brackenridge, Tess Kay and Daniel Rhind 11 Part 1 CONTEXT 17 1 The causes of violence in sport: Who is to blame? - Jocelyn East 18 2 Biopsychosocial sports systems and the role of scientific support in 25 athlete welfare – Trisha Leahy 3 Protective