“The business is about knowing who to sell to”: Nigerian retail-level drug dealers’ strategies for avoiding police arrest

This article analyzes the practice and implications of criminal governance through the effective exercise of a system of parallel justice. It is examined the case of the Brazilian gang Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), which since 1993 has evolved its scope moving from a powerful prison gang to a c...

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Authors: Nelson, Ediomo-Ubong E. (Author) ; Ramirez, Tasha M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: International journal of law, crime and justice
Year: 2022, Volume: 68
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Arrest avoidance
Drug dealing
Law Enforcement
Restrictive deterrence
Nigeria

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