Deborah Jump
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View article: Unmasked and Exposed: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Youth Custodial Estate. A Compelling Case for Ideological Change
Unmasked and Exposed: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Youth Custodial Estate. A Compelling Case for Ideological Change Open
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on custodial institutions has been the subject of intense scrutiny. During the pandemic, many international jurisdictions failed to develop clear and child-focussed plans for the management of children i…
View article: Girls and Gangs: A Decade on From the Firmin Report and What Has Changed?
Girls and Gangs: A Decade on From the Firmin Report and What Has Changed? Open
Presenting data from the first phase of a U.K.-based 5-year mixed-methods study, we restart a decade-long conversation into Girls and Gangs and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). The relationship between the two is not mutually exclu…
View article: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Serious Youth Violence
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Serious Youth Violence Open
View article: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Serious Youth Violence
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Serious Youth Violence Open
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View article: Front Matter
Front Matter Open
View article: Serious youth violence and its relationship with adverse childhood experiences
Serious youth violence and its relationship with adverse childhood experiences Open
Serious youth violence (SYV) is a growing concern in England and Wales. While overall crime continues to fall, SYV has been rising. Across Manchester, SYV offences have risen by over 200 per cent from 2016/17 to 2018/19. This research repo…
View article: “Look who is laughing now”
“Look who is laughing now” Open
This paper’s aim is to further current thinking around young men’s perceptions and understanding of violence, and the use of boxing as a vehicle in the prevention of repeat victimization. The focus is on the use of bodily or physical capit…
View article: Front Matter
Front Matter Open
View article: Dropping Your Guard: The Use of Boxing as a Means of Forming Desistance Narratives amongst Young People in the Criminal Justice System
Dropping Your Guard: The Use of Boxing as a Means of Forming Desistance Narratives amongst Young People in the Criminal Justice System Open
This article discusses the relationship between the sport of boxing and desistance from crime.Working with young men in the English youth justice system, we co-developed a boxing workshop to explore the ways in which boxing creates avenues…
View article: Boxing: can the sport really help turn young men away from violent crime?
Boxing: can the sport really help turn young men away from violent crime? Open
Boxing is often praised as a way of teaching discipline, anger management and teamwork. Now, with violent crime on the rise in English cities – especially among young men and boys – the sport is being used to support those at risk of being…
View article: Starting to Stop: Young Offenders’ Desistance from Crime
Starting to Stop: Young Offenders’ Desistance from Crime Open
This article explores the complexities of the interplay between structural and agentic changes in 21 young offenders’ lives as they start to stop offending. The young people’s ability to desist from crime was dependent upon their engagemen…
View article: Charly Says..Don't Believe the Hype
Charly Says..Don't Believe the Hype Open
The Charlie Taylor report and its recommendations for sporting programmes alongside youth offending provision
View article: Expert comment: Fighting for Change? Reconsidering anti-crime boxing schemes.
Expert comment: Fighting for Change? Reconsidering anti-crime boxing schemes. Open
As more than 700 people sign a petition to save a police led anti-crime boxing fitness programme, Dr Deborah Jump calls for a reconsideration of such schemes.
View article: Fighting for change: Narrative accounts on the appeal and desistance potential of boxing
Fighting for change: Narrative accounts on the appeal and desistance potential of boxing Open
This article is based on recent ethnographic research into the sport of boxing as part of my PhD with the University of Manchester. It explores how the sport can potentially act as a hook for change, engaging and incapacitating men when th…