Titre : | What is a criminal organization and why does the law care? (2009) |
Auteurs : | CURRY P. A. ; MONGRAIN S. |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Global Crime (Vol.10, n°1-2, February-May 2009) |
Article en page(s) : | 6-23 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAR (Marchés / Markets) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés ORGANISATION CRIMINELLE ; LEGISLATION ; ECONOMIE ; CONDAMNATION ; THEORIE ; MARCHE DE LA DROGUEThésaurus géographique CANADA ; ETATS-UNIS |
Résumé : | The Criminal Codes in both Canada and the United States allow for criminals to be penalized to a greater degree if they are a member of an organization. We draw on the economic theory of punishment, which states that expected penalty should be proportional to the social harm caused, to put a different perspective on such regulations. According to the economic theory, additional punishments are desirable if either: (1) the social harm from a criminal act is greater for a member of an organization than for an independent criminal; or (2) the probability of conviction is lower. We examine the extent to which both of these possibilities are true and use the findings to revisit the definition of a criminal organization. (Author' s abstract) |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | Canada |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1302699 |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | Abonnement |
Lien : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17440570902782402 |
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