ECONOMIC CRIME OF DRUG DEALING: PROFILE, COSTS AND RETURN

Authors

  • Pery Francisco Assis Shikida
  • Bárbara Françoise Cardoso
  • Giácomo Balbinotto Neto
  • Luiz Marcelo Berger
  • Marcia Regina Godoy

Keywords:

Crime economy, drugs, prisoners

Abstract

This article aims to present the profile of people involved with drug dealing and the cost-benefit of this crime by a case study in the States of Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), based on the Becker crime economic theory (1968). For this purpose we applied a questionnaire to a sample of 194 prisoners in six prisons on both States. From the answers (2017) it was possible to identify the personal, socio-economical and criminal profile as well as the cost-benefit ratio performed by the drug dealers. Besides, the results show that the cost-benefit ration of drug dealing provides double economic return.

Published

2019-03-19

How to Cite

Shikida, P. F. A., Cardoso, B. F., Neto, G. B., Berger, L. M., & Godoy, M. R. (2019). ECONOMIC CRIME OF DRUG DEALING: PROFILE, COSTS AND RETURN. Revista Brasileira De Gestão E Desenvolvimento Regional, 15(2). Retrieved from https://www.rbgdr.net/revista/index.php/rbgdr/article/view/4447