Fraud in Sports: From Preventive to Repressive Measures

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D Student, Department of Criminal law and Criminology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal law and Criminology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Ph.D. Department of Criminal law and criminology; lecture , University of Poitiers, France.

10.30473/arsm.2025.69314.3832

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explain and analyze fraud in sport and its various forms from the perspectives of criminal and disciplinary law, using a descriptive-analytical method and library-based research through note-taking from relevant sources. The theoretical findings indicate that, following recent developments, the legal system has faced challenges in addressing offences and crimes related to fraud in sport. In response to the harmful and detrimental effects of such fraud-whether considered a disciplinary violation or a criminal offence-some states have criminalized this conduct within their legal frameworks and have established penalties accordingly. Given that sport is based on fair and equal competition and possesses an inherently unpredictable nature, the adoption of appropriate punitive and preventive measures to combat fraud in sporting competitions may prove effective. As fraud in sport and its various forms is no longer a domestic issue but rather a transnational and global phenomenon affecting all societies, it necessitates international cooperation and the active involvement of sports organizations and stakeholders in efforts to prevent and combat it. The concerning quantitative and qualitative dimensions of these offences and violations have accordingly compelled law enforcement authorities and criminal justice policymakers to take measures aimed at addressing and preventing them.

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  • Receive Date: 23 November 2023
  • Revise Date: 03 February 2024
  • Accept Date: 27 March 2025

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