Historique
Article de Périodique
Five kilos. Penalties and practice in the international cocaine trade (2011)
Auteur(s) :
FLEETWOOD, J.
Année
2011
Page(s) :
375-393
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus mots-clés
TRAFIC INTERNATIONAL
;
COCAINE
;
TRANSPORT IN CORPORE
;
SANCTION PENALE
;
ETHNOGRAPHIE
;
JUSTICE
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
;
EQUATEUR
;
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
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.
Affiliation :
University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NZ, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
Cote :
A00552