Criminal Law Study of Sports-Related Crimes

Purpose: This study examines criminal legal issues regarding sports-related crimes such as sports manipulation, illegal gambling, doping, sexual assault, and other harsh acts, assaults, and injuries in the sports world. Sports-related crimes have long been pointed out as a disease of our society, and many efforts have been made to suggest causes and solutions, but it is not enough and system improvement is required. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to look at the types of sports, the classification of sports-related crimes, the characteristics of crimes occurring in each type of sports, and seek solutions. Through this, the goal is to prevent crime damage in the reality of Korean sports, study the possibility of recovering victims' rights, and suggest effective measures to respect victims' human rights and restore their rights. Method: Sports-related crimes have been studied extensively in the United States, where sports are active. In the United States, the legal basis for collective liability under Anglo-American negligence law is being examined through cases of sports-related abuse and sexual violence, and collective liability for incidents and accidents occurring at sports venues is being sought. Recent reports of sports-related abuse and sexual violence cases in the United States have shown that simply holding individual perpetrators legally responsible is unlikely to be effective in providing adequate compensation for the damages and preventing similar incidents in the future, considering the scale and frequency of the damage. The importance of group responsibility that can create more comprehensive compensation and a fundamental deterrent effect has been highlighted, and research is currently underway. Most domestic sports-related studies only seek to impose criminal liability on individual cases. Therefore, this study aims to categorize overall sports-related crimes, suggest solutions, and so on. Results: Manipulation of fans, illegal gambling, sexual assault and other harsh acts, doping, assault and injury, fraud, etc. have been pointed out as social ills in our society for a long time, and many efforts have been made to suggest causes and solutions, but problems are still being exposed. The purpose of this study is to classify the types of sports and sports-related crimes, and to seek out the characteristics of crimes occurring in each type of sport and solutions. The necessity of this study is to study the possibility of preventing crime damage and restoring victims' rights in the reality of Korean sports and to suggest effective methods of restoring victims' rights. Conclusion: This study analyzed sports-related crimes by type from a criminal law perspective. In sports games that are supposed to be fair, sports world-wide manipulation, sexual assault, and other harsh acts, doping, illegal sports gambling, and fraud are unethical and illegal acts that must be eradicated.