RT Article
T1 Pathways to prison: economic, personal, and relational motivations for drug offending in Indonesia
JF Capital drug laws in Asia
SP 135
OP 163
A1 Hoyle, Carolyn 1964-
A1 Jabbar, Parvais
A2 Jabbar, Parvais
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1950708233
AB Although there is a substantial body of research addressing the economic motivations for drug crime, fewer studies have also considered the social influences that shape individuals’ involvement in the illicit drug economy. This chapter will draw on interviews conducted in prisons in Indonesia with people convicted of drug offences. Analysis suggests that many offenders do have economic motivations for entry into the drug trade. However, personal and relational motivations for drug use and drug trading must not be ignored, given that most of our participants were not in absolute poverty when they decided to offend. Moreover, in making decisions about participation in the drug trade, they were clearly influenced by trusted peer groups. The chapter presents this empirical data within the context of increasingly punitive penalties for drug offences in Southeast Asia, including the judicial execution of drug traffickers.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 157-163
SN 9781009513517
K1 motivations for drug crime
K1 Risk
K1 Deterrence
K1 Rational Choice Theory
K1 Punishment
K1 socioeconomic conditions
K1 Indonesia
K1 Death Penalty