THE power of sport for doing good is in danger of being sidelined.
While the Olympics are providing a high profile platform for the tensions between politics and sport, young people who are at risk of offending tell us sport transforms their lives.
It helps change their behaviour, channels their energies and helps them back into education, training and work. In one of our projects, for example, sport helped cut youth crime in the neighbourhood by more than 40%.
It's vital we don't lose sight of the powerful role sport can play in young people's lives and the importance it has on the ground in so many of our disadvantaged communities.
CLARE CHECKSFIELD, chief executive, Crime Concern.
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