New Article: Krumer-Nevo et al, Exclusion and Double Exclusion in the Lives of Drug Traders in Israel

Krumer-Nevo, Michal, Yamit Elfassi, Shifra Sagy, and Maya Lavie-Ajayi. “Neither Seeing Nor Seen. Exclusion and Double Exclusion in the Lives of Young People Involved in the Drug Trade in Israel.” Young 24.1 (2016): 36-52.

 

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1103308815613683

 

Abstract

Social exclusion has been identified as a prominent factor informing our understanding of young people involvement in gang life, violence and crime. While the literature on social exclusion focuses on the education and employment systems, there is a limited literature regarding the role played by correctional institutions in exacerbating social exclusion. This article explores the reciprocal relationships between young people involved in the drug trade in Israel and various educational and correctional services in their community. It focuses on a term commonly articulated by the youth, ‘not seeing with the eyes’, which they use to describe themselves as consciously, purposefully and openly ignoring and flouting societal norms. However, the educational and correctional services present a similar attitude, manifesting institutional blindness in connection with the youth and hence contributing to the double exclusion of young men. The article exposes the practices and processes through which this double exclusion takes place.

 

 

New Article: Hassanein, Crime, Politics and Police in the Palestinian’s Society in Israel

Hassanein, Sohail Hossain. “Crime, Politics and Police in the Palestinian’s Society in Israel.” Social Identities (early view; online first).

 

URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504630.2015.1106312

 

Abstract

This paper offers an analysis of crime in the Palestinian society in Israel from the perspective of political relationships. It illustrates that the state of Israel is trying to define and identify crime through ideologies and narrow interests. This process is part of a mechanism of control, which intends to criminalize the daily life of the Palestinians. Discriminatory behavior against Arabs by police is more apparent and the records on crime are sometimes inaccessible, with a mania for secrecy, and view the whole Arab community as a security danger. The Israeli social control policy politicizes this community, with excess control in some areas and a lack of control in others. The paper concludes that no detailed arguments are needed in order to see the ineffectiveness of the Israeli control policy as long as the basic root of the political struggle is not answered.

 

 

 

New Article: Rosca et al, The Recent Legal Approach to New Psycho-Active Substances Regulation in Israel

Rosca, Paula, Arie Bauer, Razek Khawaled, Ety Kahana, and Keren Goldman. “The Recent Legal Approach to New Psycho-Active Substances Regulation in Israel: Does it Work?” Civil & Legal Sciences 4.2 (2015).

 
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2169-0170.1000140

 
Abstract

Background: New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), rapidly spreading on the global drug market have become a major concern in different Countries. The drug control systems did not allow a prompt and effective response to this phenomenon, due to the slow and complicated procedures to declare a substance dangerous and illegal. Aims: To briefly describe to legal background of drug control in Israel and illustrate the characteristics of the novel legislation. Method: The Authors summarize the legal approach to NPS control in Europe and in New Zealand, the first Country to opt for a pre-market approval regime for NPS, describing the legal alternative sad opted and describe the Israeli Law for the Fight against the Phenomenon of the Use of Dangerous Substances. Findings: The new legislation succeeded to close kiosks and retailers, marketing NPS to youth and young adults in the Country. The law is unique in that it includes both an urgent temporary declaration, whose violation is penal, banning a substance as dangerous with its inclusion after 12 months into the First Schedule of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, and the empowerment of the police forces to search, seize and destroy the dangerous substance, constituting an administrative procedure. The law is enforced using a novel, integrated model of enforcement, providing the cooperation of different control agencies, and avoiding to criminalize the consumers. Conclusions: The effectiveness of this legislation, although promising short-term results have been registered, has still to be ascertained and more time is needed in order to perform a scientific evaluation of its results but meanwhile its impact is already noticed in the Court decisions, which make a difference between NPS and other drugs such as Cannabis in the severity of the penalties.

 

 

ToC: Israel Affairs 19.1 (2013)

Israel Affairs, Vol. 19, No. 1, 01 Jan 2013 is now available on Taylor & Francis Online. Special Issue: The Israeli Palestinians Revisited This new issue contains the following articles: Preface Preface Alexander Bligh & Efraim Karsh Pages: 1-1 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748284 Original Articles Israel’s Arabs: deprived or radicalized? Efraim Karsh Pages: 2-20 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748285 Political trends in the Israeli Arab population and its vote in parliamentary elections Alexander Bligh Pages: 21-50 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748286 Israel’s policy towards its Arab minority, 1947–1950 Yoav Gelber Pages: 51-81 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748287 The Israeli Arab extended family and the inner courtyard: a historical portrait Kobi Peled Pages: 82-98 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748288 The Israeli establishment and the Israeli Arabs during the First Intifada Alexander Bligh Pages: 99-120 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748289 Israel’s Arab leadership in the decade attending the October 2000 events Gadi Hitman Pages: 121-138 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748290 Israel and the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement Eyal Pascovich Pages: 139-153 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748291 Another flew over the digital divide: internet usage in the Arab-Palestinian sector in Israel during municipal election campaigns, 2008 Azi Lev-On Pages: 154-169 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748292 Israel’s 2003 Plan for the Unification of Local Authorities Rami Zeedan Pages: 170-190 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748293 Police officers’ acceptance of community policing strategy in Israel and their attitudes towards the Arab minority Amikam Harpaz & Sergio Herzog Pages: 191-213 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748294 Israel’s other Palestinian problem: the Future Vision Documents and the demands of the Palestinian minority in Israel Dov Waxman Pages: 214-229 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.748295 Erratum De-legitimization of Israel in Palestinian Authority Schoolbooks Arnon Groiss Pages: 230-230 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2012.717412 Miscellany Corrigendum Pages: 231-231 DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2013.778533