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245 10 a| Drugs on the dark neth| [electronic resource] :b| how cryptomarkets are transforming the global trade in illicit drugs /c| James Martin, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University, Australia;

260 a| Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;a| New York, NY :b| Palgrave Pivot,c| 2014.;

300 a| vii, 92 pages :c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 83 -90) and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Drugs on the Dark Net explores the rapidly expanding world of online illicit drug trading. Following the closure of the infamous online drugs bazaar Silk Road, a new generation of cryptomarkets may now be found thriving amongst the hidden corners of the internet. Defying the world's most powerful law enforcement agencies, these encrypted websites facilitate distribution networks that reach around the globe, and are capable of delivering any type of illicit drug directly to your front door.This original criminological research offers an in-depth and non-technical account of the online illicit drugs trade. Cryptomarkets are revealed to be sophisticated hubs of commercial innovation, as well as resilient online communities of black marketeers, drug consumers and political activists. Analysis of online distribution networks indicates that they are highly efficient, extraordinarily difficult to police and, intriguingly, have the potential to reduce much of the systemic violence associated with the illicit drugs trade.Examining the future of the illicit drugs trade and the new digital front in the 'war on drugs', this study provides a timely and insightful contribution to our understanding of illicit drugs, technology and cybercrime"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Drugs on the dark net how cryptomarkets are transforming the global trade in illicit drugs / James Martin, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University, Australia.

Author/creator	Martin, James, 1981-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Pivot, 2014.
Description	vii, 92 pages : 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Drug traffic. Computer crimes. Electronic commerce--Moral and ethical aspects. Black market.

Abstract	"Drugs on the Dark Net explores the rapidly expanding world of online illicit drug trading. Following the closure of the infamous online drugs bazaar Silk Road, a new generation of cryptomarkets may now be found thriving amongst the hidden corners of the internet. Defying the world's most powerful law enforcement agencies, these encrypted websites facilitate distribution networks that reach around the globe, and are capable of delivering any type of illicit drug directly to your front door.This original criminological research offers an in-depth and non-technical account of the online illicit drugs trade. Cryptomarkets are revealed to be sophisticated hubs of commercial innovation, as well as resilient online communities of black marketeers, drug consumers and political activists. Analysis of online distribution networks indicates that they are highly efficient, extraordinarily difficult to police and, intriguingly, have the potential to reduce much of the systemic violence associated with the illicit drugs trade.Examining the future of the illicit drugs trade and the new digital front in the 'war on drugs', this study provides a timely and insightful contribution to our understanding of illicit drugs, technology and cybercrime"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 83 -90) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014028124
ISBN	9781137399045 (hardback)

Drugs on the dark net how cryptomarkets are transforming the global trade in illicit drugs / James Martin, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University, Australia.

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