Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/320573 
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Year of Publication: 
2019
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[Journal:] Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JIED) [ISSN:] 2516-7227 [Volume:] 1 [Issue:] 1 [Year:] 2019 [Pages:] 99-106
Publisher: 
LSE Press, London
Abstract: 
The debate regarding the ideal response to organised crime is quickly evolving, although it remains often remarkably disconnected from the even more rapidly moving discussion on drugs. One important connection between these two debates is the application of a similar set of terminology - namely that of harm reduction. Harm reduction focuses on examining policy responses in ways which both highlight prevention and individual and community impacts, including the impact of law enforcement itself. If such a lens is applied to organised crime it is suggested that the three areas of focus should be: the reducing of violence; protecting political processes, and reducing impunity through high level and "symbolic" prosecutions.
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Organised crime
harm reduction
asymmetrical strategy
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