Match-Fixing in International Sports

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Corruption in Sport: Match Fixing – Definitional and Operational Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction: Match Fixing as a Modality of Sports Related Crimes (SRC)

      • M. R. Haberfeld, John Abbott

      Pages 3-13

   3. Match Fixing in Western Europe

      • Thomas Feltes

      Pages 15-30

   4. Impact of Sports Betting and Corruption: Reflections from Uganda

      • Mulema Mukasa Richard

      Pages 31-67

   5. It Is Just Not Cricket

      • Hanif Qureshi, Arvind Verma

      Pages 69-88

   6. Match Fixing: Case Studies from Greece and Ireland

      • Nikolaos (Nick) Petropoulos, Ronan Maguire

      Pages 89-99

   7. Match Rigging in Italian Professional Soccer: The Economic Determinants of Corruption

      • Tito Boeri, Battista Severgnini

      Pages 101-112

   8. Match Fixing in Soccer: Organization, Structure and Policing. A Russian Perspective

      • Serguei Cheloukhine

      Pages 113-132

3. Preventing Match-Fixing: Contemporary Approach

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133

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   2. Safeguarding Sports Integrity Against Crime and Corruption: An Australian Perspective

      • Ashutosh Misra, Jack Anderson, Jason Saunders

      Pages 135-155

   3. Which Factors Favor Betting Related Cheating in Sports? Some Insights from Political Economy

      • Luca Rebeggiani, Fatma Rebeggiani

      Pages 157-176

   4. Match Fixing: An Economics Perspective

      • David Forrest

      Pages 177-197

   5. Compliance Mechanism as a Tool of Prevention?

      • Karen L. Jones

      Pages 199-228

   6. Topics for an Academic Agenda: The Prevention of Match Fixing in Brazil

      • Letícia Godinho, Cassio Barbosa

      Pages 229-245

   7. Sports-Related Crime: A Game Theory Approach

      • Farrukh B. Hakeem

      Pages 247-260

4. Future: Where Do We Go from Here?

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261

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   2. The INTERPOL Approach to Tackling Match Fixing in Football

      • John Abbott, Dale Sheehan

      Pages 263-287

   3. The Role of the Academe in Sports Integrity: The Objectives and Shape of a Sports Integrity Training Course

      • Lydia Segal

      Pages 289-301

   4. The Role of the Academe in Match-Fixing

      • Robert F. Vodde

      Pages 303-329

Match –fixing has become a widespread international problem in recent years. It 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 purposeof 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.

• Corruption in Sports
• Criminal Networks
• International Sports Law
• Match-Fixing in Sports
• Organized Crime
• White Collar Crime

“The aim to create academic awareness and trigger discussion about the operationalisation of Sports Related Crimes (SRC), in order to facilitate an effective justice response globally. … Match-Fixing in International Sports is a very informative collection on a rather under-researched topic that is receiving increasing attention. … This book should be read by anyone interested in understanding match-fixing, the reasons behind it and its implications around the globe.” (Argyro Elisavet Manoli, Trends in Organized Crime, Vol. 18, 2015)

• City University of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA

  M.R. Haberfeld

• Interpol Secretariat General, Lyon, France

  Dale Sheehan

M.R. Haberfeld is a Professor of Police Science in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Prior to coming to John Jay she served in Israeli Defense Forces, in a counter-terrorist unit, and left the army at rank of a Sergeant; she then joined the Israel National Police, and left the force at the rank of Lieutenant. She also worked for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in the New York Field Office, as a special consultant. She holds two Bachelor or Art degrees, two Master degrees, and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice. Her main interests and expertise are in the area of police training and professional development, with particular emphasis on: police ethics, integrity, leadership, counter-terrorism and use of force in multicultural environments.

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