SOC229 Lecture 12: SOC Drug Trafficking
18 Oct 2016
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Drug offences - a designated drug offences includes traf cking, possession for the purpose of traf cking, importing, exporting, production or conspiracy/attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to any of these offences. Does not include actual possession or consumption. Controlled drug and substances act - maximums have been increased. Harsh penalties for possession and traf cking with the exception of canada until recently. Asian countries = could be sentenced to death. Hard stance on drugs across the world. The more you repress something, the more likely there is for groups to want to engage in it. High demand for drugs - black market = higher risk, more crime, price goes up. Safer streets and communities act - 2011. Increase in maximum sentences (heroine possession = 7 to 14 years) Prohibition - how we see drugs nowadays. Drug traf cking is a non-predatory crime - consensual. Police - drug traf cking is wrong and criminal.
