Posts Tagged ‘Criminal Policy’
Irrational Efforts: Criminal Investigations of Homicide and other Complex Crimes
The Colombian Attorney General’s Office´s quantitative records show that investigative efforts are employed irrationally. The absence of a strategic prioritization policy —as opposed to the unclear and arbitrary way officials currently process cases— does not allow criminal policy efforts to focus on investigating the most important cases.
Read MoreInstitutions and Drug-trafficking: the Judicial Geography of Drug-Related Crimes in Colombia
This text shows how, in addition to being disproportionately punitive, the way the government implements its drug laws is discriminatory. Drug laws are applied in certain geographic regions more than others, and some crimes are prosecuted more than others.
Read MoreAddicted to Punishment: The disproportionality of drug laws in Latin America
This document describes the disproportionality of the drug-related crimes in seven Latin American countries. Even though they are punishable behavior that does not directly or indirectly harm third parties, studies of drug crime related laws show a regional tendency to increase the use of criminal law
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