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Chapter 6: Deviance in Sports: Is It Out of Control?

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www.sportslaw.org (The Sports Lawyers Association often refers to deviance in sports in terms of the legal issues raised; this site lists articles and recent cases)

www.nodoping.org (Site of the World Conference on Doping in Sport, Lausanne, February, 1999; see the full text of the "Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code and links to related topics)

www.ajennings.8m.com/ (Jennings has exposed deviance in the IOC and this site highlights his work and the work of others who have written articles on deviance in elite international sports)

www.alfred.edu/news/html/hazing_study.html (report of the National Survey of Initiation Rites and Athletics for NCAA Sports; excellent source of data from U.S. colleges and universities)

www.physsportsmed.com/issues/1998/06jun/pipe.htm (article calling for physicians to act assertively to control deviance in sports by reviving ethics in sports and encouraging athletes to minimize risk taking behaviors on the field)

www.feminist.org/research/sports7.html (short summary of research dealing with contact sports and violence against women; the goal of this site is to empower women in sports)

www.ncava.org (National Coalition Against Violent Athletes; provides news, statistics, updates, and information about prevention programs)

news.findlaw.com/legalnews/sports/index.html (contains a regularly revised list of the "Tanished 20" rankings which identify universities where people associated with sport programs have violated rules; has a Student-Athlete Center where NCAA rules are simplified)

www.bigsport.com ("underground" source of information about performance enhancing substances, especially anabolic steroids)

www.dis.co.za (lists over 5000 prohibited and permitted drugs, medicines, and substances in sports; designed as a source of information for athletes and others interested in health and fitness)

www.SportsEthicsInstitute.org (non-profit corporation that fosters critical information and discussions ethical issues in sports; site provides news, information, and links to online resources)

www.espn.go.com/special/s/drugsandsports/ (provides basic information on a variety of drugs used by athletes; ESPN regularly includes on their site information about deviance in sports as it hits the news)

www.drugfreesport.com (The Resource Exchange Center of the National Center for Drug-Free Sport offers to student-athletes advice about dietary or performance enhancing supplements; information is designed to provide accurate, up-to-the-minute information about banned substances; student-athletes may also report adverse reactions associated with supplement use, so they can be included in a data base)

www.harassmentinsport.com (information about various forms of harassment experienced by men and women in sports and sport organizations; links to other sites on sexual harassment in sports)


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