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How do alternative development programs, designed to diminish the presence of illicit crops, might cause unexpected consequences? This article studies how the announcement about an alternative development program, follow...

Considerable resources have been spent on estimating the size of populations of people who use drugs (PWUD) and people who inject drugs (PWID) in Africa. Precise estimates are elusive, not least because of stigma and cri...

The illicit drug trade generates billions of dollars and sustains transnational criminal organisations. Drug markets can destabilise governance and undermine development. Data indicate increasing drug use in South Africa...

Abstract Background Incarceration of adolescents is associated with a range of adverse outcomes, yet high-quality evidence comparing its effectiveness to non-custodial alternatives is limited. We compared mental health d...

This article explains some of the mechanisms through which corruption by high-level Mexican politicians and other organized crime members is facilitated in the United States through money laundering operations. The analy...

Despite the link between conflict and human trafficking having been globally recognised, academic inquiry investigating how the two interact continues to be limited. Given the recency of the full-scale invasion of Ukrain...

The Norwegian parliament has agreed to fund the Nansen Support Program for Ukraine, promising to deliver a total of NOK 75 billion (EUR 6.7 billion) in military and civilian aid to Ukraine over the period 2023–2027. In...

Para Claus Roxin, a função do Direito Penal é a proteção de bens jurídicos, que, a sua vez, se traduzem em dados ou finalidades necessários ao livre desenvolvimento do indivíduo. Nessa perspectiva, os bens juríd...

O artigo examina a recorrente confusão entre os conceitos de autoria e imputação no direito penal, especialmente após a utilização da teoria do domínio do fato no julgamento da Ação Penal 470. A partir da teoria...

African countries have been experiencing an upsurge in public health problems as a result of the increased availability and use of psychoactive substances trafficked into the continent and also produced locally. However,...

Abstract Background Mistrust of law enforcement across the United States has implications for public health and safety. While direct police encounters shape perceptions of law enforcement, the influence of broader experi...

Previous research has documented how British American Tobacco (BAT) and other transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) smuggled their own products into Iran in the 1990s in order to circumvent sanctions and other trade res...

In recent decades, drug crop eradication and drug trafficking interdiction have pushed drug crop cultivation into new areas of the Amazonian rain forest. The presence of the drug industries in these regions—followed by...

Este estudo examina a teoria preventiva integradora de Claus Roxin e sua contribuição para a compreensão contemporânea da finalidade da pena no direito penal brasileiro. Parte-se do problema de pesquisa que questiona...

In recent decades, the global debate on gun control has been prominent, with many countries adopting more restrictive policies. Brazil followed this trend by implementing stringent measures in 2003; however, the presiden...

Criminal networks engaged in the illicit cigarette trade exhibit remarkable resilience in the face of external threats and the evolving landscape brought about by the Russia-Ukraine war. They adeptly navigate these chall...

This is a review of the 2023 IASOC Prize Winner Trying to Make It: The Enterprises, Gangs, and People of the American Drug Trade. By R.V. Gundur. Gundur offers a masterful account of the inner workings of the illicit dru...

What are the dangers of states using criminal groups for national defense? This article evaluates this question in the context of Ukraine’s response to the 2022 Russian invasion. It lays out what is currently known abo...

Grounded on an extensive literature review derived from evidence-based studies (e.g., scientific articles, institutional and technical reports, journalistic evidence, academic books, and book chapters), our article devel...

This paper studies the effect of welfare programs on work incentives and the labor supply of adults in developing countries. The document builds on the experimental evaluations of three programs implemented in rural area...

This paper has two main goals. The first is to complement the Argentine mean income series with inequality estimates in order to obtain aggregate welfare series. Average income figures are estimated from National Account...

Fil: Roldán, Alberto Fernando. Instituto Teológico Fiet; Argentina. En la presente tesis, se discuten las relaciones entre la Iglesia –término que se utiliza no en el sentido confesional sino en tanto institución ...

Fil: Geneyro, Juan Carlos. Universidad Nacional de Lanús; Argentina. En la filosofía política moderna hay un explícito reconocimiento del deseo como energía constitutiva de la naturaleza humana, orientada a la búsq...

En este trabajo se realiza una comparación entre las medidas estadísticas de desigualdad en la distribución del ingreso y las medidas basadas en una función de bienestar social, que permite incorporar explícitamente...