Violent and Antisocial Behaviour at Football Events: Review of interventions

Abstract

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Violent and antisocial behaviour at football matches in the Middle East and North Africa: Scoping the evidence

“…This represents a major gap and means that there is insufficient evidence to draw any conclusions about the impact or effectiveness of the measures listed above, or other strategies that might have been employed in the region. Another literature review conducted as part of this study found more evidence about the effectiveness of interventions to prevent or respond to violent and antisocial behaviour in the European context (Taylor et al 2018).…”

“…Opinions are often expressed in the media about the best way to approach this issue, but there is little rigorous information on which to build an evidence-based response. Without further research, it is unclear how far lessons from the wider literature on evaluations, for instance those outlined in the review produced by RAND Europe as part of this project (Taylor et al 2018), are generalisable to this region.…”

“…It sits alongside two literature reviews conducted as part of the wider study: the first examined violent and antisocial behaviour at football matches and the factors associated with such behaviour (Strang et al 2018) and the second focused on interventions to reduce violent and antisocial behaviour at football matches (Taylor et al 2018). The evidence presented in these two reviews was predominantly based on research conducted in European countries; relatively few studies were identified relating to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.…”

“…Rather than searching for specific factors such as those identified in the other evidence reviews conducted as part of this study (Strang et al 2018;Taylor et al 2018), search terms were kept broad and open. They were applied to databases in both English and Arabic (see the back page of this case study for more information on the search strategy).…”

What factors contributed to the different levels of disorder witnessed in Marseille and Lille during the Euros 2016 UEFA European Championship?

“…Taylor et al (2018). This review only included journal articles published after 2005.67Adang(2011);Frosdick & Marsh (2005).68 Hylander, I & K. Granström (2010); Rosander & Guva (2012); Schreiber & Adang (2010a, 2010b).…”