Deterrence & Proterrence in Amsterdam’s Coffeeshops​

Mercredi 27 janvier 2021
11h45 à 12h30

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Résumé de la conférence

Coffeeshops are the most famous example of Dutch tolerance. Yet these cannabis distributors are highly regulated. Coffeeshops are permitted to break the law, but not the rules. On the premises, there cannot be minors, hard drugs, or more than 500 grams. Nor can a coffeeshop advertise, cause nuisance, or sell over 5 grams to a person in a day. These rules are enforced by surprise police checks, with violation punishable by closure. Two concepts are key to understanding how the policy works: deterrence—scaring people out of being bad; and, proterrence—scaring people into stopping others from being bad. In this presentation, Scott draws on a big stash of data to show how deterrence and proterrence motivate, shape, and affect obedience and rule-breaking in coffeeshops.

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Scott JACQUES

• Criminology Open director​

• Associate professor of criminal justice and criminology at Georgia State University​

• Editor of …Qualitative…Criminology and The International Criminal Justice Review

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