The distribution of illegal drugs - Structures of dealing in networks of non-conspicuous consumers

我们要求延期的研究项目是关于非法药物在不显眼的消费者网络中的分销，即不在公开的吸毒者现场。我们最初申请了33个月的支持。批准的是24个月的支持，如果两年后的结果将显示出进一步有趣的发现的前景，则有可能延长。我们现在确信情况就是这样。我们收集了比原计划更多的定量材料，采访了更多的人。最重要的是，对定性材料的耗时评估将使我们能够更深入地回答一些相关的问题。我们计划在要求的9个月延长期间解决以下问题：-毒品分销有不同的水平：(国际和国内)大量贩运，中等水平，以及最后，较低水平的分配，包括所谓的社会供应。这些层次是如何联系在一起的？-通向交易职业的道路是什么？-为什么以及如何退出分配？-为什么一些本来有机会晋升到更高层次的人明确地避免了这一点？害怕更高的处罚？担心与更高级别的更危险的世界接触太近？-再过一段时间，我们将能够纳入我们目前为法兰克福市进行的进一步研究的结果，特别是对所谓的潮流球探和该市学校的2000名学生的研究，以及对新的所谓法律高点的研究。我们最后想强调的是，我们的结果可能对社会控制和社会工作干预也相当有趣。

The research project for which we ask for a prolongation is concerned with the distribution of illegal drugs in networks of non-conspicuous consumers, i. e. not on the open junkie scenes. We had originally applied for 33 months of support. Granted was a support of 24 months with the possibility of prolongation, if the results after two years would show the promise of further interesting findings. We are now convinced that this is the case. We were able to collect more quantitative material and interview many more people than originally planned. Above all, the time-consuming evaluation of the qualitative material would enable us to answer some relevant questions in greater depth.The problems we plan to tackle in the 9 months of prolongation we ask for are the following:- There are different levels of drug distribution: the (international and national) trafficking of great quantities, the middle range level and, finally, the distribution on lower levels including the so-called social supply. How are these levels connected?- What are the roads that lead into dealing careers?- Why and how are some people dropping out of distribution?- Why do some people who would have the chance to advance to higher levels, explicitly avoid this? Fear of higher penalties? Fear of too close a contact with the more dangerous world of higher levels?- With some more time we would be able to include results from further research that we currently conduct for the City of Frankfurt, especially with so-called trend scouts and 2000 students of city schools, as well as research on the new so-called legal highs. We finally want to stress the possibilty that our results might also be quite interesting for social control and social work interventions.