The Use of Biometric Technologies to Increase Security at Sporting Events

The topic of the article is consideration of the possibility of using biometric technologies to increase security during sports events. Security will always be among the most discussed topics, and biometric technologies are one of its modern elements. Currently, sporting events and spectator violence occurring at them are a much-discussed topics. Moreover, as a motive, violence between individual population groups is growing throughout Europe. The number of academic publications dealing with spectator violence is high, but most research in this area is dedicated to describing individual aspects of hooliganism and its causes. Unfortunately, less attention is paid to security measures that could be applied in the specific environment of sports venues. In addition, some sports clubs themselves are resisting the introduction of tougher security measures. They are looking for a possible outflow of participants. However, the experience of organizations that have not been afraid of this confirms that the opposite is true. After the outflow of dangerous fans, there was an increase in the participation of whole families, who no longer had such concerns for their safety. Therefore, the article will first provide an overview of the types of spectator violence and its history to orientate in the issue, and will further focus on the description of individual suitable biometric technologies and their use. It includes an overview of the technologies and experiences of sports clubs that have already included these elements in their preventive activities. In the end, a comparison of the success of selected technologies and recommendations for criteria for their selection and subsequent implementation will be presented.