Daleth’s research workstream is dedicated to  documenting and advancing inquiry into emerging issues at the intersection of organized crime, crime and drug policy, sustainable development, and human rights.  It seeks to restore the plurality of drug- and crime-related issues and to reflect upon the possibility of coherence across fragmented policy-making processes.

Moving from a “social costs” perspective to embrace sociological approaches and policy-making theories, we examine the trajectories of actors and groups involved in illicit or criminal economies, the socio-economic and institutional configurations of affected territories, and the underlying conditions that facilitate or sustain criminal dynamics.

We focus on four thematic lines :

• Governance and crime dynamics, including political economies;
• Development-oriented approaches to drugs, such as alternative development and community resilience strategies.
• Indicators and policy evaluation grids to better capture and interpret complex realities;
• Policy coherence across crime control, development, and human rights agendas.

To support this work, Daleth works with a flexible network of contributors who engage through collaborative research, advisory roles, and scientific activities aimed at rethinking how we understand and respond to drug- and crime- related challenges.