“I Know People Think I’m a Complete Pain in the Neck”: An Examination of the Introduction of Child Protection and “Safeguarding” in English Sport from the Perspective of National Governing Body Safeguarding Lead Officers

Child protection in sport emerged at the start of the 21st century amidst headlines about coaches raping, sexually assaulting and abusing children. Against this backdrop, in 2001 the UK government established an independent agency, the English Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU), which introduced...

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Published in:Social sciences (Basel) 2014-12, Vol.3 (4), p.606-627
Main Authors: Hartill, Mike, Lang, Melanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Bourdieu
Child care
child protection
Child welfare
Children
Government
Habitus
Neck pain
Organizations
Protection
safeguarding
sport
Sports
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