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Articles by Kyle J. D. Mulrooney
How rural policing gaps can make escaping domestic violence harder
Before murdering Molly Ticehurst in April 2024, court documents show Daniel Billings had threatened to exploit the limits of policing in her country town: “I will come in the middle of the night […] The police won’t stop me. I will get to you quicker than they will.” “ In contrast to the dominant view of idyllic and crime-free rural life, violence and indeed domestic violence, are a prominent feature in many communities.
Beyond harm reduction? Steroids, social control and the limits of intervention
The central challenge is not simply to improve anabolic-androgenic steroid harm-reduction, but to clearly define its legitimate scope and limits. Without attention to proportionality, the structural production of risk, consumer agency and perceived benefit, harm-reduction risks widening intervention while reproducing, rather than displacing, the dominant narrative of harm. Piatkowski et al.
Social suppliers: Exploring the cultural contours of the performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) market among bodybuilders in the Netherlands and Belgium
Publication HistoryPublished online: August 27, 2016Accepted: July 27, 2016; Received in revised form: May 29, 2016; Received: March 22, 2016;
Doping among amateur athletes like CrossFitters is probably more common than you'd think
CrossFit is a fitness regime practised by people all around the world. But the majority of those who take part in its high-intensity competitive workouts are not elite athletes: they do so on an amateur level or recreationally. The first CrossFit Games, in 2007, had 70 registered athletes competing for US$500 in prizemoney. By 2017, it had more than 300,000 athletes competing for the possibility of winning US$275,000.
Doping among amateur athletes like CrossFitters is probably more common than you'd think
Earlier this month the 11th annual CrossFit Games took place in the US. While the event has come a long way from humble beginnings, the prizemoney and fame now attached to it have led to concerns that competitors may be doping to gain an unfair advantage. CrossFit is a fitness regime practised by people all around the world. But the majority of those who take part in its high-intensity competitive workouts are not elite athletes: they do so on an amateur level or recreationally.
Doping controls in gyms - ineffective, costly and more common than you think
Anti-doping is not just something that exists in elite sports; it’s increasingly being applied to recreational gym users. While most countries focus on prevention and education, a handful have taken the drastic step of introducing doping controls in commercial gyms. In 2003, Belgium became the first country to introduce such measures. Sweden, Denmark and Norway soon followed their lead.
In a bid for the perfect profile pic, young men are increasingly turning to steroids
The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimates that around 60,000 people are using steroids to gain muscle, to become leaner and fitter, or to get stronger. But academics and experts who work with steroid users believe the real figure is much higher – probably in the hundreds of thousands. Needle-exchange clinics across the UK report that steroids users are a growing group and, in some cases, even exceed other illegal drug-using groups.
In a Bid for the Perfect Profile Pic, Young Men Are Increasingly Turning to Steroids
The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimates that around 60,000 people are using steroids to gain muscle, to become leaner and fitter, or to get stronger. But academics and experts who work with steroid users believe the real figure is much higher – probably in the hundreds of thousands. Needle-exchange clinics across the UK report that steroids users are a growing group and, in some cases, even exceed other illegal drug-using groups.
Why organised crime should not be used to shape anti-doping policy
The use of performance and-image enhancing drugs has traditionally been viewed as a problem in sport and one for sporting officials to tackle. As a result, methods to combat doping have predominately focused on testing and surveillance in sport. However, more recently the use of performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) have been reported as a wider social problem – a threat to public health and a criminal justice issue.
Why Organized Crime Should Not Be Used to Shape Anti-Doping Policy
The use of performance and image enhancing drugs has traditionally been viewed as a problem in sports and one for sporting officials to tackle. As a result, methods to combat doping have predominately focused on testing and surveillance in sports. However, more recently the use of performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs) has been reported as a wider social problem—a threat to public health and a criminal justice issue.
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