The Characteristics and Sentencing of Illegal Drug Importers

This article reports on a study of 573 persons sentenced for illegal drug importation through Heathrow and Gatwick Airports between 1990 and 1992. An analysis of the characteristics of the group is provided. Patterns of sentencing are examined in relation to the class and estimated value of the drug...

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Main Author: Green, Penny (Author)
Contributors: Mills, Chris ; Read, Tim
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1994
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 1994, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 479-486
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England
Drogenschmuggel
Drogenstrafrecht
Strafzumessung
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Summary:This article reports on a study of 573 persons sentenced for illegal drug importation through Heathrow and Gatwick Airports between 1990 and 1992. An analysis of the characteristics of the group is provided. Patterns of sentencing are examined in relation to the class and estimated value of the drug and the nationality and gender of the offender. The research was undertaken in conjunction with an experimental project in which staff of the Middlesex Area Probation Service provided social enquiry reports in court proceedings concerning foreign national drug importers, a group which previously had not benefited from this provision
ISSN:0007-0955