Chapter
Physical activity in prisons
Abstract
There is an inherent paradox in the study of physical activity in prisons, which are institutions built to physically contain certain individuals, yet are also sites for the development and expression of vibrant physical cultures. There are over 10.3 million individuals incarcerated in penal institutions worldwide, a figure that has increased almost 20 per cent since 2000 and that continues to climb as rates of incarceration surpass global …
Authors
Norman M
Book title
Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity Policy and Practice
Pagination
pp. 342-355
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
December 22, 2017
DOI
10.4324/9781315672779-24