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Decision making in the face of risk from law enforcement is considered from the perspective provided by theoretical models of interdependent decisions of potential drug smugglers regarding entry and the use of violence following entry. Implications of three different models of decision making under risk are examined: expected value, expected utility, and prospect theory. The theoretical results help explain many observed characteristics of drug-smuggling operations and allow clarification of some implications drawn from studies of smuggling behavior that were not considered in the context of such models.

The author investigates a smuggling scandal in the United States where Israel is accused of trying to smuggle cluster bomb technology out of the US (cluster bomb units (CBUs) are containers which can release up to 600 small bomblets, they are designed to cause maximum damage to tanks and troops over a wide area). (DÜI-Asd)

Poverty forces women to take up any work that is available. In North Bengal, India, many women work as 'carriers' for smugglers in the areas bordering Nepal. This article is a brief account of the women who transgress community norms to earn a little money in an unconventional economic activity.

The construction of an imaginary borderland is key to smuggling along the South Africa/Zimbabwe border. Adapted from the source document.