Sport and Crime Prevention in Canada

In this chapter, we explore the intersection of Sport for Development (SfD) and ‘sport for crime prevention’ in the context of SfD programs operating in Canada. Although the global SfD movement has largely focused on interventions in the Global South, SfD programs have been increasingly developed in (largely urban) regions of the Global North to address a variety of perceived social problems in underprivileged communities. Although there are …