Analysis of Athlete Behaviors in the Light of Forensic Sciences: Doping, Violence and Crime

Although sport is a phenomenon that symbolizes high performance and global integration in mod-ern society, it has become a focal point for unethical behaviors such as doping, violence, and crime, especially in environments with intensified professional pressures. This situation poses a se-rious public health and forensic medicine problem that threatens the integrity of sport and the health of athletes. The purpose of this study is to present a holistic forensic framework by system-atically analyzing athlete misconduct (doping, violence, and crime) in terms of current analytical methods and legal consequences within the discipline of Forensic Science. The study was conducted in ac-cordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Me-ta-Analyses) guidelines. Data were retrieved from the Google Scholar and PubMed databases, and 12 articles published between 2020 and 2024 that met the determined criteria were included in the final analy-sis. The findings indicate that doping should be treated not only as a medical problem but also as a legal offense (criminalization), and that new technologies such as electrochemical sensors are needed for its detection. The phenomenon of violence is defined as an institutional problem through the concept of "Sports Family Violence," while match-fixing and crime are found to stem from sport's inherent "activity-focused" vulnerabilities. This research offers valuable insights for developing ho-listic forensic examination protocols for the prevention of athlete misconduct, in-cluding independ-ent whistleblowing mechanisms and psychological screenings.