Year: 2001
Type: book
Abstract: The purpose of this study, commissioned by the Home Office, was to improve understanding \nof the ‘middle market’ drug distribution system in the UK. The methods employed were taperecorded \ninterviews with a sample of offenders imprisoned for drug dealing offences and an \nequal number of personnel from law enforcement agencies (Her Majesty’s Customs and \nExcise [HMCE], National Criminal Intelligence Service [NCIS], National Crime Squad \n[NCS] and police force drug squads). These were supplemented by interviews with a small \nnumber of barristers with experience of drug trials, and some field interviews were \nconducted with other people with varying experience of drug problems and drug trafficking.
Authors: Geoffrey Pearson, David Hobbs
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2336717142