“I Sometimes Pretended to Get Groceries”: Restrictive Deterrence in Drug Dealing

Despite steady progress in drug control work, drug-related crimes are ranked third in the total number of criminal cases in China. Based on in-depth interviews with 24 offenders who are now incarcerated for drug offenses, this paper examines the strategies employed by drug offenders to evade detecti...

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Main Author: Guo, Jing-ying (Author)
Contributors: Kong, Yi
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 67, Issue: 16, Pages: 1681-1698
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Keywords:
avoid
Punishment
drug
restrictive deterrence
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Summary:Despite steady progress in drug control work, drug-related crimes are ranked third in the total number of criminal cases in China. Based on in-depth interviews with 24 offenders who are now incarcerated for drug offenses, this paper examines the strategies employed by drug offenders to evade detection and mitigate their punishment for drug dealing. Their most frequently-used strategies focus on filtering out risky people, ensuring information asymmetry and knowing when to stop. Exploring how offenders adapt their behavior in response to punishment helps to further our understanding of crime commission and control.
ISSN:1552-6933
DOI:10.1177/0306624X221144301