The Importance of Justice Restorative to Combat Drug Trafficking

Abstract

Over the last few decades, the criminal model of retributive justice has been challenged for not being suitable for the prevention and repression of criminality in Brazil. The high incarceration rate has increased with the number of drug trafficking prisoners which leads to, consequently, a formulation of criminal policy on the standard punitive model rather effective alternative forms, or less harmful for solving the problem. Its commercial nature at the same time reveals the importance for the consummation of the crime opening the possibilities for insertion of the extensive restorative practices, which exceeds the legally allowed.

Keywords

• Tráfico de drogas. Justiça restaurativa. Usuário de drogas. Oferta e demanda. Superpopulação carcerária.