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Organized crime in cannabis cultivation in New Zealand: an economic analysis (2003)
(Le rôle du crime organisé dans la culture du cannabis en Nouvelle Zélande : une analyse économique.)
Auteur(s) :
WILKINS, C. ;
CASSWELL, S.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
757-777
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
49
Domaine :
Drogues illicites
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
CULTURE ILLICITE
;
ORGANISATION CRIMINELLE
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
ECONOMIE
Thésaurus géographique
NOUVELLE ZELANDE
Note générale :
Contemporary Drug Problems, 2003, 30, (4), 757-777
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This paper draws on the emerging economic theory of organized crime to investigate the role organized criminal gangs play in outdoor illicit cannabis cultivation in New Zealand. Organized criminal groups are most likely to control illicit markets where there are cost advantages from larger-scale production, the need for specialized skills, capital equipment or large amounts of start- up capital, and visible targets for violence aimed at discouraging competition. Examination of the illicit production of cannabis suggests the productivity gains that could be achieved from larger-scale cannabis cultivation are undermined by the difficulties of monitoring crops, the vulnerability of crops to ground and aerial detection, and legal penalties based on size of crop. The effectiveness of violence in discouraging competition in cannabis cultivation is constrained by the difficulties of identifying rival cultivators and discovering the location of rivals' cannabis plots. Several reasons are put forward to explain why the New Zealand police nevertheless claim that cannabis cultivation in New Zealand is controlled by gangs. (Review' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE), Massey Univ., POB 6137, Wellesley St., Auckland. E-mail: C.Wilkinsmassey.ac.nz
Nouvelle Zélande. New Zealand.
Nouvelle Zélande. New Zealand.
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