Delivery dilemmas: how drug cryptomarket users identify and seek to reduce their risk of detection by law enforcement

Cryptomarkets represent an important drug market innovation by bringing buyers and sellers of illegal drugs together in a ‘hidden’ yet public online marketplace. We ask: How do cryptomarket drug sellers and buyers perceive the risks of detection and arrest, and attempt to limit them?

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Authors: Aldridge, Judith 1963- (Author) ; Askew, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: International journal of drug policy
Year: 2017, Volume: 41, Pages: 101-109
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Drug markets
Cryptomarkets
Darknet drug markets
Drug dealing
Risk taking
Risk reduction
Law enforcement
Darknet
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Summary:Cryptomarkets represent an important drug market innovation by bringing buyers and sellers of illegal drugs together in a ‘hidden’ yet public online marketplace. We ask: How do cryptomarket drug sellers and buyers perceive the risks of detection and arrest, and attempt to limit them?
ISSN:1873-4758
DOI:10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.10.010