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Sociological approach to drug trafficking: career paths and penal process
Although the forms and organisation of drug trafficking in France obviously have their own logic, they are also the consequence of a public policy and the ways in which the institutions responsible have implemented this policy.
The territorial dimensions of the trafficking, particularly in links between cities and central areas, have already been reported elsewhere.
Our objective here is to examine the extremely professional trade which led to the new penal code for "organised crime" which came into force in 1994.
The starting point for the survey was to use court files, highlighting cases which were like to become criminal offences and to come under the jurisdiction of an Assize Court composed only of professional judges.
We will see later that the practices of public prosecutor's offices in processing this type of case are by no means standardised.
Publication type
Tendances
No.
14
Publication date
Language
French
English
Author(s)
DUPREZ
Dominique
KOKOREFF
Michel
WEINBERGER
Monique
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
4
Products & addictions
Cannabis
Cocaine and crack
Heroin and opioids
Themes
Supply and markets
Specific population(s)
People in custody
Territories
France
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Sociological and qualitative surveys