Criminal Liability for the Use of Substances and (or) Methods Prohibited in Sports in Respect of a Sportsman
Purpose: assessment of criminal law and criminological problems of combating crime in the field of sports related to doping. Research method: doctrinal analysis of criminal legislation, conducting surveys of specialists in the field of justice and non-such citizens interested in sports, analysis of survey results. Conclusions: amendments to the criminal legislation providing for liability for acts related to doping is justified and timely. Scientific and practical significance: the significance of surveys for assessing decisions made in the field of criminal liability for acts related to doping is shown; the point of view is substantiated according to which, when doping is used against an athlete by taking pills or powder inside, injection, etc., regardless of his consent, the respective athlete should be recognized as a victim of this illegal act.