SOC229 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Organized Crime, Desroches Island

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC229
• Professor: Desroches Fred

Document Summary

Module 16 the nature of drug trafficking and research methodology. Introduction drug laws and prohibition: most modern countries have prohibitions against the use of certain drugs, controlled drugs and substances act lists drugs that are illicit or prohibited. Criminal offense with serious consequences: many countries have death penalty for drug traffickers, prohibition (1919-1932) prohibited alcohol in the us. As a consequence, people began to make their own and sell it illegally. Organized crime came from this: great market for illegal drugs, however the prohibition of them causes that market to go underground, e(cid:374)for(cid:272)i(cid:374)g drug la(cid:449)s are diffi(cid:272)ult (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it"s (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) t(cid:449)o (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g people no victim. O(cid:373)e people say it"s (cid:374)ot a (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373)less (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e (drug user, their family, etc. ) No o(cid:374)e (cid:272)o(cid:373)es for(cid:449)ard (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it"s a (cid:449)i(cid:374)-win situation for the drug dealer and user: to investigate, they must use very aggressive techniques. Surveillance techniques bugs, video, undercover agents, etc.