Judging addicts drug courts and coercion in the justice system /
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...
| Основен автор: | Tiger, Rebecca. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
New York University Press,
2012.
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| Серия: |
Alternative criminology series.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=502697 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Judging Addicts : Drug Courts and Coercion in the Justice System. |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (209 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780814759417 0814759416 |