thesis - Drug Traffickers Study: Factors Impacting the Acceleration and Deceleration of the Frequency of Drug Trafficking

The main objective of the thesis is to identify factors that explain transitions in the frequency of drug offences in a sample of active drug traffickers. More specifically, it is intended to target the factors that have an impact on the acceleration and deceleration of the frequency of offending. In order to meet the objectives, a questionnaire aimed at reconstructing the criminal trajectory, mainly using the life history calendar method, is used. The main factors studied are (1) human capital (2) social capital and (3) criminal success. Polytomous and multilevel regression analyses are proposed in order to analyse the variations over time and to highlight the different trends.

 

list of publications

Scientific article

 

 

 

• Girard, M. (2021) Carrière criminelle et réussite criminelle chez les trafiquants de drogue : comparaison des délinquants actifs et incarcérés. [Rapport de stage, Université de Montréal]. Researchgate. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.10447.20648

Article in process of writing

 

 

 

• Campbell title registrations to date—july 2021. (2021). Campbell Systematic Reviews, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1192
• Campbell title registrations to Date—October 2020. (2020). Campbell Systematic Reviews, 16(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1130

LIST OF PRESENTATIONS

Presentations with peer review committee

 

 

 

 

• Girard, M. (2022). L’utilité d’étudier les trafiquants de drogue actifs : Étude comparative des trafiquants de drogue actifs et incarcérés. [Oral communication] 89^e congrès annuel de l’ACFAS, Québec, Québec, Canada.  
• Girard, M. (2022). Are incarcerated drug traffickers failed offenders? Comparison of active and incarcerated drug traffickers. [communication by poster] Congrès annuel du Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.   
• Girard, M. et Dauphinais, L. (2022). La sugar culture selon les sugar babies : analyse des motivations et des arrangements. [Oral communication] XVIIe colloque de l'AICLF, Ottawa, Canada.
• Girard, M. (2021). Carrière criminelle et réussite criminelle chez les trafiquants de drogue : comparaison des délinquants actifs et incarcérés. [Oral communication] Congrès sur la Recherche en Enquête Policière 4^e édition Montréal, Canada.
• Girard, M. (2021). Does criminal earning determine criminal success? Comparison of active and incarcerated drug traffickers. [communication by poster] Congrès annuel de l’American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois, USA.  
• Girard, M. (2021). Carrière criminelle et réussite criminelle chez les trafiquants de drogue : comparaison des délinquants actifs et incarcérés. [communication by poster] Présentations vidéos étudiantes dans le cadre du lancement de la saison scientifique du CICC.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXoZ1QjqJIY&list=PL5h2dcw-jQ37InFq7ycybCkK_hBE2VFXG&index=8&t=13s

Presentations at conferences or scientific events

 

 

 

 

• Girard, M. (2021). Les trafiquants de drogue incarcérés sont-ils des délinquants ratés ? [Oral communication]. Colloque de la relève, Montreal, Canada.
• Girard, M. et Dauphinais, L. (2019). La perception de l’extrémisme religieux : le Sénégal et le Burkina Faso sont-ils à risque ? [communication by poster]. Annual meeting of CRI3318, Montreal, Canada.

list of grants and distinctions received

• 2021  Canada Graduate Scholarship (BESC M) — Joseph-Armand-Bombardier (17 500$) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (CRSH).
• 2021  Scholarship to participate in a symposium (750$) Centre International de Criminologie Comparée.
• 2021  PIÉ – Grant to encourage the setting up of a student project (850$) Journal Universitaire en Criminologie.
• 2021  Subvention SIÉ – Funding for a student project (600$) Journal Universitaire en Criminologie.
• 2021  Scholarship for Assistance program for the dissemination of graduate student knowledge (500$) FAÉCUM.
• 2021  Scholarship for universities studies (2 500$) Desjardins Caisse de l’Envolée.
• 2021  Scholarship from the Ministry of Higher Education Fund (1 500$) Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur.
• 2021  Best Presentation Award (300$) Congrès sur la Recherche en Enquête Policière.
• 2020  Mention of excellence in the academic record (Faculty of Arts and Science Dean's List for the Term for fall 2020).
• 2020 Mention of excellence in the academic record (Faculty of Arts and Science Dean's List for the Term for summer 2020).
• 2020  Mention of excellence in the academic record (Faculty of Arts and Science Dean's List for the Term for winter 2020).
• 2019  Mention of excellence in the academic record (Faculty of Arts and Science Dean's List for the Term for fall 2019).
• 2019  Mention of excellence in the academic record (Faculty of Arts and Science Dean's List for the Term for summer 2019).
• 2019  Mention of excellence in the academic record (Faculty of Arts and Science Dean's List for the Term for winter 2019).

implications

• 2021 - Ongoing Co-fonder of Academic journal of criminology (AJC).  https://www.jucxajc.com/
  The Academic Journal of Criminology aims to promote the influence of student research and to allow a dialogue between research and practice filed. The journal team has a bilingual, pan-Canadian vision. Thus, priority will be given to articles written by Canadians or those addressing Canadian criminological issues. The Academic Journal of Criminology is intended for any audience that needs to be kept up to date on criminological research and issues: students, researchers, practitioners, government, and the interested public. 
  
• 2021 - Ongoing  Co-founder, Co-chair and Conference organizer of Regroupement Étudiant en Criminologie profil Analyse (RÉCA). https://www.facebook.com/groups/419510432592388/
  This group aims to facilitate access to information on the Analysis and Research specialization of the bachelor's degree in Criminology at the University of Montreal, to inform about the various professional opportunities and to support students in this specialization. It is through conferences with experts from different fields and networking evenings that the group wishes to answer the questions of criminology students.
• 2021  Volunteer for Workshop on Law Enforcement Operations, Their Impacts, and the Darknet.https://www.linkedin.com/events/asc-workshoponlawenforcementope6833091835016171520/
  This workshop brings together law enforcement officials, cybersecurity practitioners and academics in order to discuss the impacts of investigations and operations that target online offenders. Our aim is to facilitate the sharing of experiences and research findings in order to understand the work law enforcement officers do online as well as to assess and explain the impacts of their operations/investigations on cybercrime and Darknet illicit markets.
• 2021 Membre of Comité de réflexion sur le cheminement analyse
  This committee is a partnership between 3 students and 5 professors from l’École de criminology in order to improve the analysis specialization and the supervision of students.
• 2020 Research assistant for International Centre for Comparative Criminology (ICCC) pour le projet AVA. https://www.cicc-iccc.org/fr/
  The CICC was created in 1969 with the aim of bringing together researchers wishing to understand, from a multidisciplinary perspective, the processes of regulating criminal behavior, as well as the different methods of intervention deployed by public, private and community institutions to to face. Using Python, Rasa and Github, I helped create an Autonomous Virtual Agent (AVA) capable of simulating realistic interviews based on forensic reality and scientific literature. The AVA will be used to train new Commissioners.
• 2020 Research assistant for CPN-PREV. https://cpnprev.ca/
  “CPN-PREV is an evidence-based, practitioner-focused network funded by Public Safety Canada's Community Resilience Fund (CRF). The goal of the CPN-PREV is to advance Canadian leadership and develop excellence in the fight against violent radicalization. It supports best practices and collaborations between response teams, through sustained knowledge mobilization between researchers, practitioners, policy makers and various community sectors.” My participation in the Chair consists of contributing to the creation of several systematic reviews on radicalization, including online hate and risk factors.
• 2019 Research assistant for UNESCO-PREV for the PREV-IMPACT project. https://chaireunesco-prev.ca/en/home/
  Their main mission is to act as a center of excellence in order to develop, share and promote research and actions in the context of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of violent radicalization and extremism. My involvement in the PREV-IMPACT project is to help create a systematic review of radicalization prevention programs.