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Article: Dealing crack cocaine: a view from the streets of Honolulu. (Honolulu, Hawaii)(includes related article on police identification)
- Article from:
- The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
- Article date:
- July 1, 1996
- Author:
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Criminal justice professionals generally view the urban drug scene through their official contacts with it. For example, police officers arrest offenders, judges and prosecutors try defendants, probation and parole officers manage cases, and drug treatment counselors treat patients. Such necessarily limited exposure, however, may not provide a complete picture of drug trafficking.
To uncover the dynamics and social structure of this illicit street activity, I interviewed and observed five drug runners who sell crack cocaine in Honolulu, Hawaii's Chinatown district.(1) The perspective of these men and women involved in the drug trade can offer insight into other ways ...