National narcotics agencies in Southeast Asia: relics of the regional ‘war ondDrugs’

National narcotics agencies are a feature of law enforcement for drug crimes worldwide. They exist in most Southeast Asian nations that retain the death penalty for drug offences, including in Indonesia (Badan Narkotika Nasional); Singapore (Central Narcotics Board); Thailand (Narcotics Control Boar...

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Main Author: Pascoe, Daniel 1983- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Capital drug laws in Asia
Year: 2025, Pages: 167-199
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Keywords:
Southeast Asia
ASEAN
Drugs
Narcotics
government agencies
Law Enforcement
Death Penalty
Harm Reduction
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Summary:National narcotics agencies are a feature of law enforcement for drug crimes worldwide. They exist in most Southeast Asian nations that retain the death penalty for drug offences, including in Indonesia (Badan Narkotika Nasional); Singapore (Central Narcotics Board); Thailand (Narcotics Control Board); and Malaysia (Agensi Antidadah Kebangsaan). This chapter undertakes a comparative study of national narcotics agencies in Southeast Asia. Each of the aforementioned four agencies plays an outsize role in shaping both public opinion and government policy on the death penalty for drugs and on punitive responses to non-capital drug crimes more generally. Previous NGO reports and academic studies on Southeast Asian drug policy have failed to consider the institutional dimensions of drug control: this chapter aims to rectify this particular gap in the literature. Comparing relevant institutions across the region, this chapter accounts for organisational similarities and differences, explores the relationship between anti-drugs and other state institutions, and suggests modest policy recommendations.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 191-198
ISBN:9781009513517