An analysis of the United Kingdom’s cannabis market using crowdsourced data

IF 1.4 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Global Crime Pub Date : 2018-04-03 DOI:10.1080/17440572.2018.1460071

L. Giommoni, Rajeev Gundur

引用次数: 5

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article contributes to the growing literature on the use of computer-mediated communications to research illicit markets. In it, we conduct an analysis of the British cannabis market using data crowdsourced from a publicly available platform, PriceofWeed.com. Crowd-sourced transaction data present some new insights into the British cannabis market. First, this study has tracked the trafficking flow of cannabis within the UK. Second, it shows the extent to which a quantity discount is granted to consumers. Third, it discusses purchasing habits of cannabis users. Conclusions suggest new areas of application of crowdsourcing to research hard to reach and deviant populations.

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利用众包数据分析英国大麻市场

摘要：这篇文章为越来越多的关于利用计算机媒介通信研究非法市场的文献做出了贡献。在报告中，我们使用公共平台PriceofWeed.com的众包数据对英国大麻市场进行了分析。众包交易数据为英国大麻市场提供了一些新的见解。首先，这项研究追踪了英国境内大麻的贩运流量。其次，它显示了向消费者提供数量折扣的程度。第三，讨论了大麻使用者的购买习惯。结论提出了众包在难以接触和异常人群研究中的新应用领域。

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Global Crime CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

CiteScore

3.90

自引率

4.50%

发文量

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