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Drug smugglers on drug smuggling : lessons from the inside / Scott H. Decker and Margaret Townsend Chapman.
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- ISBN: 9781592136421 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781592136438 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1592136427 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1592136435 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: vi, 209 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-206) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Motivation for the study -- Organization of the study -- Drug smuggling organizations -- Movement of drugs -- Roles, recruitment into, and remaining involved in the drug smuggling trade -- Balancing risk and reward -- Making sense of drug smuggling : conclusions and summary. |
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| Subject: | Drug traffic. Drug dealers. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | HV 5801 .D415 2008 | 30537710 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling : Lessons from the Inside
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Table of Contents
Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling : Lessons from the Inside
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgments | p. vii | |
| 1 | Motivation for the Study | p. 1 |
| Understanding Drug Smuggling | p. 3 | |
| Impact of Drug Interdiction Efforts | p. 13 | |
| Summary | p. 15 | |
| 2 | Organization of the Study | p. 20 |
| Study Design | p. 21 | |
| Interview Sample | p. 25 | |
| Summary | p. 31 | |
| 3 | Drug Smuggling Organizations | p. 33 |
| Movement Away from Cartels | p. 34 | |
| Structure and Movement of Drugs | p. 36 | |
| Summary | p. 58 | |
| 4 | Movement of Drugs | p. 62 |
| Transportation Routes | p. 62 | |
| Methods of Transport | p. 69 | |
| Summary | p. 85 | |
| 5 | Roles, Recruitment into, and Remaining Involved in the Drug Smuggling Trade | p. 88 |
| Drug Smuggling Roles | p. 89 | |
| Recruitment into Drug Smuggling | p. 95 | |
| Motivation for Drug Smuggling | p. 104 | |
| Leaving Drug Smuggling | p. 109 | |
| Summary | p. 111 | |
| 6 | Balancing Risk and Reward | p. 114 |
| Minimizing Risks | p. 114 | |
| Avoiding Detection | p. 117 | |
| Changes in Smuggling Activities in Response to Risk | p. 123 | |
| Getting Caught | p. 127 | |
| Assessing Risk | p. 133 | |
| Perceptions of the U.S. Criminal Justice System | p. 136 | |
| If You Were in Charge | p. 141 | |
| Summary | p. 143 | |
| 7 | Making Sense of Drug Smuggling: Conclusions and Summary | p. 145 |
| Organizational Structure | p. 146 | |
| Managing Risk | p. 151 | |
| Potential Responses by Law Enforcement | p. 154 | |
| Appendix 1 | Instrumentation Study Design | p. 163 |
| Appendix 2 | Study Design | p. 181 |
| Notes | p. 199 | |
| References | p. 203 | |
| Index | p. 207 |
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