| Abstract: | ABSTRACT This paper presents a descriptive analysis of female crack dealers in New York City. It focuses on the various roles women perform and the ways women have been incorporated into existing roles within drug distribution networks. The paper examines the niches some women have carved out for themselves in the crack economy exhibiting broader patterns and relationships among supply, demand, and consumption. The need to finance consumption by female crack users has led to the creation of additional roles specifically associated with crack distribution. Even though these roles are within the confines of low-level sales and distribution activities, they account for a significant element of female participation in the drug economy. |
