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Title Match-fixing in international sports : existing processes, law enforcement, and prevention strategies / M.R. Haberfeld, Dale Sheehan, editors
Published Cham : Springer, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 369 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents I. Corruption in Sport: Match Fixing Definitional and Operational Issues -- Introduction -- Match Fixing in Western Europe -- Match Fixing in Eastern Europe -- Corruption in Sports: An Argument for the Nodal Approach -- Regional Reflections: A Study of East Africa -- II. Preventing Match Fixing -- Facilitators and Responses to Match-Fixing: A Comparative Approach -- Which Factors Favor Betting Related Cheating in Sports?- Theoretical Model: A Case of Supply and Demand -- Compliance Mechanism as a Tool of Prevention?- III. Future: Where Do We Go From Here? -- INTERPOL's Response -- Way Forward: Law Enforcement- AnAcademic Paradigm
Summary Match-fixing includes everything from bribery of players, to putting undue influences on the owners of the soccer clubs, managers, coaches and others who have the ability to affect the final scores. In addition, match-fixing spills over into the arena of illegal betting (in person and online), which creates a host of additional organized crime opportunities, including human trafficking, prostitution, drugs, extortion and even terrorism. This timely volume brings together international contributions with an aim is to increase awareness of the problems associated with match-fixing and the degree to which key agents in sport, particularly young people, are vulnerable. The contributions are based on INTERPOL's Global Experts Meeting in Singapore, in November 2012, which brought together key speakers to discuss issues surrounding match-fixing and how to combat corruption in football through channels of education. The purpose of this meeting was to identify ways that academia can play a role in developing and implementing training modules and academic courses, including certification procedures, to prevent match-fixing and develop lines of study at all educational levels. This unique work reflects the gravity of the situation around the world together with possible solutions. It will be of interest to researchers studying organized crime and criminal networks, as well as related areas of sports research and international law
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Sports -- Corrupt practices.
Sports -- Law and legislation.
Social sciences.
Criminology.
social sciences.
criminology.
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Criminology
Social sciences
Sports -- Corrupt practices
Sports -- Law and legislation
Europe.
Uganda.
Sports event.
Soccer.
Gambling.
Match-fixing.
Corruption.
Sport.
Criminal law.
Form Electronic book
Author Haberfeld, M. R. (Maria R.), 1957- editor.
Sheehan, Dale, 1961- editor.
ISBN 9783319025827
3319025821
3319025813
9783319025810