Amateurism, scientific control, and crime: historical fluctuations in anti-doping discourses in sport

Amateurism, scientific control, and crime : historical fluctuations in anti-doping discourses in sport / Ian Ritchie, Kathryn Henne

  • Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice 4 (2018) 1, p. 18-21
  • DOI: 10.1108/JCRPP-01-2018-0003


Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to assess the institutional mechanisms for combating doping in high-level sport, including the trend toward using legalistic frameworks, and how they contribute to notions of deviance.

Design/methodology/approach

A historical approach informed by recent criminological adaptations of genealogy was utilized, using primary and secondary sources.

Findings

Three time periods involving distinct frameworks for combating doping were identified, each with their own advantages and limitations: pre-1967, post-1967 up until the creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency in 1999, and post-1999.

Originality/value

This study contextualizes the recent legalistic turn toward combating doping in sport, bringing greater understanding to the limitations of present anti-doping practices.

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Science
Review
Date
12 March 2018
People
Henne, Kathryn
Ritchie, Ian
Country
Canada
Language
English
Legal Terms
Anti-Doping policy
Other organisations
Brock University
University of Waterloo (UWaterloo)
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Abstract
Date generated
4 May 2022
Date of last modification
10 May 2022
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  • Education
  • Science
  • Statistics
  • History
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  • ADRV
  • Legal Terms
  • Sport/IFs
  • Other organisations
  • Laboratories
  • Analytical aspects
  • Doping classes
  • Substances
  • Medical terms
  • Various
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