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Amsterdam Coffeeshops, Victimization, And Police Mobilization, Kim Moeller, Scott Jacques
Amsterdam Coffeeshops, Victimization, And Police Mobilization, Kim Moeller, Scott Jacques
CJC Publications
Police mobilization is a first step in the judicial process and an important source of information on offending. Whether victims mobilize police is affected by their assessment of its utility. Victims who are criminals, such as drug dealers, are known to face a different cost-benefit scenario than law-abiding persons. Dutch ‘coffeeshops’ are a unique type of dealer. They operate in a grey area, allowed by the government to sell a prohibited drug, cannabis, so long as they comply with a set of regulations. Little is known about their mobilization of police in response to victimization, including how it is affected …