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Low impact, wrong direction : why São Paulo state drug policy is inefficient and ineffective

Silva, Leonardo de Carvalho; Langeani, Bruno - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 1 (2019) 2, pp. 204-219

28% of all drug incidents in the country. São Paulo is also the state with the largest police force-about 100 …,000 policiais militares [ostensible police officers] and 30,000 policiais civis [investigative police officers]. São Paulo law … enforcement seized over 100 MT [metric tons] of drugs in the state in 2015. In 2016, drug seizures totaled over 160 MT.1 Data on …

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Illicit economies and urban peace : introduction to the special issue

Wennmann, Achim; Collins, John; Reitano, Tuesday - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 2 (2020) 2, pp. 72-79

The special issue proposes "urban peace" as a way of thinking about policy responses to the dynamics of crime, violence …

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On the "global sand crisis" : from capital accumulation to ecological planning

Salle, Grégory - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 4 (2022) 3, pp. 382-389

Against the common perception of sand as an abundant, even inexhaustible material, the idea of a "global sand crisis" has emerged as a public issue over the past decade. A 2014 report published under the patronage of the UNEP, followed by a more comprehensive publication in 2019, has been...

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Housing security : placing Brazil's social housing program in a violent context

Müller, Frank I. - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 4 (2022) 3, pp. 382-389

at an affordable cost. Yet, they have failed to address violence and crime that beneficiaries are often exposed to. I …

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Mexico's long war on drugs : past and present failures of a punitive approach to drugs

Kloppe-Santamaría, Gema - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 4 (2022) 2, pp. 223-229

The aim of this policy commentary is two-fold. First, to examine new historical research regarding the political, cultural, and social drivers informing the design and implementation of Mexico’s ‘war on drugs’ - a set of state policies centered on punitive and militarized responses towards...

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The connection between legal and illegal firearms markets : how the change in gun control policy in Brazil intensified this link

Santos, Roberto Uchôa de Oliveira - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 6 (2024) 1, pp. 16-29

, possibly correlated with the increase in their circulation. Three police investigations were selected to exemplify how the …

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Irregular war in Favelas of Rio de Janeiro : a macro-micro approach

Zaluar, Alba - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 3 (2021) 2, pp. 206-216

in violence and crime, interiorized the warrior ethos or violent practices, becoming their own executioners by killing …

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Vehicle consumption, theft and smuggling in the Texas-Mexico border, 1930-1960

Barrera Enderle, Alberto - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 3 (2021) 2, pp. 275-284

My work studies how the construction of international highways and the rise in automobile consumption in northern Mexico during the 1930s and 1940s facilitated the illegal entry of thousands of stolen cars from the United States and encouraged the expansion of vehicle theft in the U.S....

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Mafia organizations : the visible hand of criminal enterprise

Martens, Frederick T. - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 2 (2020) 1, pp. 40-43

The author, Maurizio Catino, has undertaken a meticulous examination of criminal organizations that dominate the illicit marketplace throughout the world. The Mafia, Cosa Nostra, Camorra, ‘Ndrangheta, Triads, Yakuza, and the South American cartels are dissected and their respective...

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Threading the needle of violence : pursuing overlapping dynamics to support urban peace

Locke, Rachel - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 2 (2020) 2, pp. 104-109

aspects of social, political and economic life influence one another. The Agenda takes specific challenges - organized crime … countries) and inclusive (applicable to all people). Those working on organized crime would do well to better use the power of … Agenda 2030 and the SDGs to advance balanced approaches that can both reduce violence associated with crime in the near term …

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