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
Main Author: Tiger, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Drug addicts > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Drug abuse > Treatment > Law and legislation > United States.
Duress (Law) > United States.
Drug courts > United States.
Duress (Law)
Drug courts.
Drug addicts > Legal status, laws, etc.
Drug abuse > Treatment > Law and legislation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
TRUE CRIME > General.
Contrainte (Droit) > États-Unis.
Tribunaux specialises en matiere de drogue > États-Unis.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 of addiction in the U.S. by focusing on drug courts, where defendants are sent to drug treatment instead of prison. Rebecca Tiger explores how advocates of these courts make their case for what they call "enlightened coercion," detailing how they use medical theories of addiction to justify increase.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780814759417

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