Centro de Documentação da PJ
Analítico de Periódico
CD 72
Drug offenders in the global criminal justice system [Documento electrónico] / Sheryl Van Horne, Graham Farrell
Heuni Papers, Helsinki, No. 13 (1999), 38 p.
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DROGA, ESTATÍSTICAS SOBRE DROGA, ESTUDO DE CASOS, ESTATÍSTICAS PRISIONAIS
Summary. Introduction. Data source and methodological issues: previous analyses of UNCJS; Why so little UNCJS drug offence analysis?; a preliminary typology of between-country differences. Country A prosecutes all drug offences but Country B does not.: types of analysis conducted and indicators used. Analysis and findings: recorded offences; suspects; prosecutions; convictions; prison admissions; average prison sentence for drug offences. Discussion and suggestions for further research: general international trends over time; further investigation of the statistically deviant countries; further international analysis of UNCJS; comparison to other data and source of information; attrition and retention rates; examining extent of change over time; the development and comparison of different indicators; comparison of trends in drug offences to other offences. Conclusions. References. Annex.
