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Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling: Lessons from the Inside
Author(s): Scott H. Decker (Author), Margaret Townsend Chapman (Author)
- Publisher: Temple University Press
- Publication Date: January 15, 2008
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 1592136427
- ISBN-13: 9781592136421
Book Description
Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling examines the organizational structures of drug smuggling from Colombia to the US. Career drug smugglers describe a series of often disconnected networks that enable smugglers to best organize their business in a way that will minimize the risks of apprhension and maximize profits.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This book is the most comprehensive study of drug smuggling and drug smugglers I have seen. The details and descriptions of the smugglers’ activities are rich and extensive. Decker and Chapman delve deeply into interdiction efforts and the methods and strategies used by drug smugglers to counter the government’s efforts. In particular, the study views the government’s efforts at deterrence from the perspective of the smugglers themselves, offering a unique approach to the issue.” — Paul Cromwell, Wichita State University
About the Author
Scott H. Decker is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. He is the author of Life in the Gang: Family, Friends and Violence.
Margaret Townsend Chapman is an Associate at Abt Associates Inc.
