Fleetwood, Jennifer (2011) Five kilos: Penalties and practice in the international cocaine trade. British Journal of Criminology, 51 (2). pp. 375-393. ISSN 0007-0955. (doi:10.1093/bjc/azr006) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:31474)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azr006 |
Abstract
Current and proposed sentence guidelines for drug-trafficking offences in the United Kingdom are underpinned by the neo-liberal 'commonsense' assumption that greater quantities will yield a greater profit, which deserves greater punishment. At present, this is achieved through the use of weight to determine the maximum sentence available (five kilos for Class A drugs). Drawing on ethnographic research with drug traffickers imprisoned in Ecuador, this paper problematizes the use of weight as a measure of seriousness. This research finds that mules often carry greater quantities than professional traffickers and that therefore sentence guidelines premised on weight will punish mules disproportionately.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1093/bjc/azr006 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | drug mules, drug trade, neo-liberalism, sentencing guidelines |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research |
Depositing User: | Andrew Buller |
Date Deposited: | 10 Oct 2012 10:29 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:09 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/31474 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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