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Two Categories of Crime
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1. Drug-defined offenses
2.Drug-related offenses |
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1. Drug-defined offenses
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Violations of laws prohibiting the ppossession, use, distribution, or manufacture of illegal drugs
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2. Drug-related offenses
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Offenses in which a drug's pharmacological effects contribute to an offender
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Correlation
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Alcohol/drug use and crime are highly positively correlated
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ADAM (Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring)
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Prevalence of drug use among arrestees
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Drug use causes crime
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1.Pharmacological violence
2.Economic violence |
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1. Pharmacological violence
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Drug use has a direct influence on the committing of a crime
-alcohol |
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2.Economic violence
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Drug users will commit crimes to obtain money to buy drugs
-heroin |
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Crime causes drug use
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Longitudinal studies show that initial involvement in criminal behavior frequently precedes experimentation with drugs
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Common cause
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Both are aspects of an overall deviant lifestyle
-impulsivity -risk-taking -socioeconomic disadvantages |
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Structure of the illicit drug trade
-trafficking and distribution |
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Stages
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1.Cultivation and manufacturing
-typically peasant workers in 3rd world countries 2.Importation -Smuggling large quantities of drugs into the U.S. 3.Wholesale distribution -"Stash house" 4. Retail distribution -Street dealers- product typically adulterated |
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Retail Distribution
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1.Freelance model
2.Business model |
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Freelance Model
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-Independent people working together without an established arrangement
- Drugs amount agreed upon and paid for in cash at time of exchange -marijuana |
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Business Model
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-Organized as a business in a hierarchy
-wholesaler, crew boss, runner, security lieutenant -Drugs "fronted" and runners told to sell at a certain price -money flows up the chain -crack |
