A Priority Crime that is not a Priority? The Illegal Cigarette Trade: A Case Study of Mowbray
| dc.contributor.advisor | Moult, Kelley | |
| dc.contributor.author | McLaggan, Michael Taylor | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-11T12:07:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-02-11T12:07:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2020-01-29T07:35:21Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To determine how prevalent the illegal trade in cigarettes is in Mowbray, whether buyers thereof are aware of the illegal nature of their purchases, and whether they would transition to buying legal products if they became aware of the illegal nature of their purchases. Methods: Observations of stores throughout Mowbray were used to determine which stores sold illegal cigarettes, using price of packs of cigarettes as a determinant for illegality. Surveys were conducted using smokers in Mowbray as subjects in order to understand preferences of these subjects in terms of which products they bought and at which type of store they bought from. An interview was conducted with a Brigadier of the Directorate for Priority Crimes in order to understand how illegal cigarettes are policed in the country. Results: The research shows that cigarettes in Mowbray are very accessible and popular amongst consumers. It further demonstrates that most consumers of illegal products are aware of the illegal nature of their purchases and would not transition to legal products if it meant paying higher prices. Conclusions: The prevalence of illegal cigarettes is a result of the failure of state institutions to adequately address the issue. The popularity amongst consumers stems from the high availability of illegal cigarettes and the low prices thereof. Responses of state institutions tasked with addressing the illegal trade are essential in order to combat the trade. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | McLaggan, M. T. (2019). <i>A Priority Crime that is not a Priority? The Illegal Cigarette Trade: A Case Study of Mowbray</i>. (). ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31026 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | McLaggan, Michael Taylor. <i>"A Priority Crime that is not a Priority? The Illegal Cigarette Trade: A Case Study of Mowbray."</i> ., ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31026 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | McLaggan, M. 2019. A Priority Crime that is not a Priority? The Illegal Cigarette Trade: A Case Study of Mowbray. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - McLaggan, Michael Taylor AB - Objective: To determine how prevalent the illegal trade in cigarettes is in Mowbray, whether buyers thereof are aware of the illegal nature of their purchases, and whether they would transition to buying legal products if they became aware of the illegal nature of their purchases. Methods: Observations of stores throughout Mowbray were used to determine which stores sold illegal cigarettes, using price of packs of cigarettes as a determinant for illegality. Surveys were conducted using smokers in Mowbray as subjects in order to understand preferences of these subjects in terms of which products they bought and at which type of store they bought from. An interview was conducted with a Brigadier of the Directorate for Priority Crimes in order to understand how illegal cigarettes are policed in the country. Results: The research shows that cigarettes in Mowbray are very accessible and popular amongst consumers. It further demonstrates that most consumers of illegal products are aware of the illegal nature of their purchases and would not transition to legal products if it meant paying higher prices. Conclusions: The prevalence of illegal cigarettes is a result of the failure of state institutions to adequately address the issue. The popularity amongst consumers stems from the high availability of illegal cigarettes and the low prices thereof. Responses of state institutions tasked with addressing the illegal trade are essential in order to combat the trade. DA - 2019 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Criminology, Law and Society LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - A Priority Crime that is not a Priority? The Illegal Cigarette Trade: A Case Study of Mowbray TI - A Priority Crime that is not a Priority? The Illegal Cigarette Trade: A Case Study of Mowbray UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31026 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31026 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | McLaggan MT. A Priority Crime that is not a Priority? The Illegal Cigarette Trade: A Case Study of Mowbray. []. ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2019 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31026 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Public Law | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Law | |
| dc.subject | Criminology, Law and Society | |
| dc.title | A Priority Crime that is not a Priority? The Illegal Cigarette Trade: A Case Study of Mowbray | |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationname | LLM |