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2.5 USE SECTOR SPECIFIC POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS TO DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE INFORMATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS (ICT) SECTOR, HOWORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUPS MIGHT BE USING ICTS TO ADVANCE THEIR GOALS WITHIN A COUNTRY, AND WHO WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT BE COMPLICITIN THIS ACTIVITY. MONITORING OF JUDICIAL PROCESSES AND EVIDENCE TABLED IN THE INVESTIGATION LEADING TO A TRIAL MIGHT PROVIDE BACK-DOORENTRY POINTS TO UNDERSTANDING THE LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION OF CRIMINAL GROUPS, AND WHICH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITIES (INCLUDING TECHNOLOGYCOMPANIES) MIGHT BE DIRECTLY OR INADVERTENTLY SUPPORTING THEIR WORK.2.6 SUPPORT POLICY DEBATES AT THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE JUDICIARY, AND SPECIALIZED AGENCIES ON HOW TO BETTERTARGET ORGANIZED CRIMINALS, INCLUDING THROUGH EFFECTIVE DETERRENCE STRATEGIES, SELECTIVE TARGETING, SEQUENTIAL INTERDICTION EFFORTS, AND THESTRENGTHENING OF PROSECUTORIAL CAPACITY.2.7 WHERE THERE ARE IMPORTANT INCIDENCES OF DRUG TRAFFICKING AND CONSUMPTION, SUPPORT DISCUSSIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ON HOW TOINTRODUCE HARM REDUCTION POLICIES AND PRACTICES TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS, AND HOW TO APPLY HARM REDUCTION PRINCIPLES TO THEPOLICING OF RETAIL MARKETS2.8 INVEST IN MAPPING JUDICIAL PROCESSES AND NON-JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY REGARDING THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE OFFICIALS IN ORGANIZEDCRIMINAL ACTIVITY AS A MEANS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WEAKNESSES AND GAPS IN LEGISLATION AND IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS, AND TO IDENTIFYAPPETITE FOR REFORM.2.9 SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND INTER-REGIONAL PLATFORMS VIA EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS AS A MEANS TO ENHANCECOOPERATION BETWEEN POLICY MAKERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND ACADEMIA IN RESPONDING TO ORGANIZED CRIME.2.10 INVEST IN MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OR THE JUDICIARY AND SECURITY SERVICES TO RESPONDTO ORGANIZED CRIME.3. SUPPORTING SMART AND EMPIRICALLY INFORMED CRIME-SENSITIVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICIES3.1 STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL ACTORS ON ORGANIZED CRIME-RELATEDISSUES AT NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL.3.2 MAP SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF EFFORTS TO COUNTER ORGANIZED CRIME. IN THIS REGARD, DONORS CAN INVEST MORE IN UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OFFORMALIZING OR PROHIBITING OF INFORMAL OR ILLICIT MARKETS.3.3 SUPPORT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND DEBATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SMARTER DRUG TREATMENT POLICIES IN RESPONSE TO DRUGDEPENDENCY, AND PRIORITIZING CITIZENS’ HEALTH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OVER CRIMINALIZATION.45Responding to the Impact of Organized Crime on Developing CountriesNYUCIC