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The excellent sports research consultancy, Substance, have produced another important report, this time calling on the government to invest more money and resources in sport to help steer young people away from the lure of crime and violence, and towards more constructive ways to fulfil their potential.

Substance has pioneered research into the social benefits of sport, particularly for young and disadvantaged people, for several years. This latest report, Breaking the Cycle of Violence, was commissioned by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, whose chairman is the former Olympic 400m hurdling great, Edwin Moses.

"At Laureus," Moses writes in his introduction, "we're passionate about the power of sport to bring about social change."

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