Scientific integrity and anti-doping regulation

Scientific integrity and anti-doping regulation / Roger Pielke Jr., Erik Boye. - (International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics (2019) April 12).
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2019.1596968


ABSTRACT

The paper addresses a fundamental challenge facing anti-doping regulation in sport: securing scientific integrity. The importance of evidence in anti-doping is similar to that found across many fields where science and expertise meet policy, ethics and regulation. We argue that a growing body of evidence indicates that anti-doping regulation under the World Anti-Doping Agency is sometimes arbitrary and too often not grounded in a solid foundation of evidence. We document shortfalls in standards of scientific integrity in four contexts: (1) the prevalence of doping, (2) performance benefits and health risks, (3) errors and inconsistencies in accusation, and (4) the evaluation of anti-doping policies. We give several suggestions to enhance scientific integrity in anti-doping regulation and argue that greater transparency will help to reduce inconsistencies and errors.

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12 April 2019
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Boye, Erik
Pielke Jr., Roger
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United States of America
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Anti-Doping policy
Burdens and standards of proof
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University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)
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