Corruption, Criminal Justice, and Compliance in Sport: The Case of the International Biathlon Union

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Petter Gottschalk (BI Norwegian Business School, Norway)

Corruption, Criminal Justice, and Compliance in Sport

The Case of the International Biathlon Union

Petter Gottschalk (BI Norwegian Business School, Norway)

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Routledge
25 April 2025

Corporate crime; Criminal justice law; Sports governing bodies; Skiing

Series: Routledge Research in Sport and Corruption

This book takes an in-depth look at corruption in sport and its intersection with criminal justice and governance processes.

Focused on the high-profile case of alleged corruption in the International Biathlon Union (IBU), the book draws important conclusions for criminal justice as well as reform in sport and for the investigation and prosecution of white-collar crime. Adopting an innovative analytical framework based on convenience theory, the book explores in detail how corruption and other forms of economic crime have been investigated and prosecuted in sport. It considers aspects of the criminal justice process, including internal investigation; the role of the police and witnesses; media reporting of the case, and the opportunity structure that enables offenders to commit and conceal wrongdoing. The book also considers the wider significance of the IBU case, given the rise to prominence of biathlon within international and Olympic sport, and offers thoughts on the key lessons of this case for sporting, governmental and legal authorities.

This book is fascinating reading for any researcher, advanced student, policy maker or practitioner with an interest in sport governance, sport policy, criminology, criminal justice, organisational behaviour, or the relationship between business, law and society.

By: Petter Gottschalk (BI Norwegian Business School Norway)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781032983837
ISBN 10: 1032983833
Series: Routledge Research in Sport and Corruption
Pages: 201
Publication Date: 25 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction, 1. IBU President Anders Besseberg, 2. Crime Convenience Theory, 3. External Investigation Report, 4. Courtroom Theater Scene, 5. Police Investigative Interviewing, 6. IBU Witness Credibility, 7. Media Coverage of the Trial, 8. Competing Narratives in Court, 9. District Court Verdict, 10. Sport Corruption Characteristics, 11. Anti-Bribery Action Reform, Conclusion

Petter Gottschalk is Professor in the Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour at BI Norwegian Business School, Norway. Before joining academics, he held several managing director and chief executive officer positions in business enterprises. Dr Gottschalk has published extensively on knowledge management, police investigations, fraud examinations, white-collar crime, convenience theory, corporate investigations, and criminal justice.