Human Trafficking as a Security Threat

Goździak, Elżbieta M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-62873-4_3

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“…According to Adeniyi (2016), illegal trade in drugs has led to local markets being created for the use of illegal drugs like cannabis, cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, methamphetamines, and other psychotropic alterations. In the United Nations World Drug Report published in June 2007, drug production, trafficking, and consumption have remained steady worldwide and have dramatically increased in West Africa (Goodwin, 2007). Abuse of these drugs has caused damage to public health, violence at home, low productivity, job loss, road accidents, and crimes such as robbery, pilfering, truancy, assault, and rape.…”

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“…The after-effects of drug trafficking have always resulted in drug abuse and other related crimes like burglary, incendiary, killing, abduction, militancy, terrorism, insurgency, and political thuggery (Okpa & Ekong, 2017; Okpa & Ukwayi, 2017; Ukwayi & Okpa, 2017). According to Goodwin (2007), the trafficking in drugs, consumption, and peddling increase violent crimes, create political instability, create large amounts of wealth for criminals, and encourage arms proliferation.…”

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A Model for Predicting the Class of Illicit Drug Suspects and Offenders

Atsa’am

Balogun

Agjei

et al. 2021

Journal of Drug Issues

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In this study, the artificial neural network was deployed to develop a classification model for predicting the class of a drug-related suspect into either the drug peddler or non-drug peddler class. A dataset consisting of 262 observations on drug suspects and offenders in central Nigeria was used to train the model which uses parameters such as exhibit type, suspect’s age, exhibit weight, and suspect’s gender to predict the class of a suspect, with a predictive accuracy of 83%. The model sets the pace for the implementation of a full system for use at airports, seaports, police stations, and by security agents concerned with drug-related matters. The accurate classification of suspects and offenders will ensure a faster and correct reference to the sections of the drug law that correspond to a particular offence for appropriate actions such as prosecution or rehabilitation.

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