Drug Trafficking and the Upperworld: criminological and normative reflections

Stevanović, Aleksandar (2020) Drug Trafficking and the Upperworld: criminological and normative reflections. In: Međunarodni naučni tematski skup Droga i narkomanija: pravni, kriminološki, sociološki i medicinski problemi, Palić, 2-3. septembar 2020. Institut za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja, Beograd, pp. 427-437. ISBN 978-86-80756-33-2

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Abstract

This author deals with the problems of defiining and analyzing upperworld crime in the context of drug trafficking and attitudes toward that criminal activity in society. The paper aims at facilitating such analysis by focusing on the interface of legal and illegal actors. In order to consider the role of drug trafficking activities in upperworld crime, the author determines the main meeting points of legal and illegal actors, giving a broader social context of their cooperation. Furthermore, insight into the notion of upperworld crime was given taking into account its key criminological and normative determinants. Finally, as organised crime, as well as its activities, especially drug trafficking, are in sagnificant part a consequence of the social constructing of the image, the sociological aspect of upperworld crime was considered.

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