@article{ref1,
title="Five Kilos",
journal="British journal of criminology",
year="2011",
author="Fleetwood, Jennifer",
volume="51",
number="2",
pages="375-393",
abstract="Current and proposed sentence guidelines for drug-trafficking offences in the United Kingdom are underpinned by the neo-liberal 'commonsense' assumption that greater quantities will yield a greater profit, which deserves greater punishment. At present, this is achieved through the use of weight to determine the maximum sentence available (five kilos for Class A drugs). Drawing on ethnographic research with drug traffickers imprisoned in Ecuador, this paper problematizes the use of weight as a measure of seriousness. This research finds that mules often carry greater quantities than professional traffickers and that therefore sentence guidelines premised on weight will punish mules disproportionately.<p />",
language="",
issn="0007-0955",
doi="10.1093/bjc/azr006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azr006"
}