Judging addicts : drug courts and coercion in the justice system /

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The number of people incarcerated in the U.S. now exceeds 2.3 million, due in part to the increasing criminalization of drug use: over 25% of people incarcerated in jails and prisons are there for drug offenses. Judging Addicts examines this increased criminalization of drugs and the medicalization...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tiger, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2012.
Series:Alternative criminology series.
Subjects:
Drug courts > United States.
Duress (Law) > United States.
Drug abuse > Treatment > Law and legislation > United States.
Drug addicts > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Tribunaux spécialisés en matière de drogue > États-Unis.
Contrainte (Droit) > États-Unis.
TRUE CRIME > General.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Drug abuse > Treatment > Law and legislation.
Drug addicts > Legal status, laws, etc.
Drug courts.
Duress (Law)
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Both Bad and Sick; 2 Criminalizing Deviance: Reconciling the Punitiveand Rehabilitative; 3 "The Right Thing to Do for the Right Reasons": The Institutional Context for the Emergence of Drug Courts; 4 "Enlightened Coercion": Making Coercion Work; 5 "Force Is the Best Medicine": Addiction, Recovery, and Coercion; 6 "Now That We Know the Medicine Works": Expanding the Drug Court Model; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; About the Author.

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