Judging addicts : drug courts and coercion in the justice system

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tiger, Rebecca (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press c2013.
New York, NY : [2012]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Alternative criminology series
Alternative criminology series.
Materias:
Drug courts > United States.
Duress (Law) > United States.
Drug abuse > Treatment > Law and legislation > United States.
Drug addicts > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798266706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Both Bad and Sick
  • 2. Criminalizing Deviance
  • 3. “The Right Thing to Do for the Right Reasons”
  • 4. “Enlightened Coercion”
  • 5. “Force Is the Best Medicine”
  • 6. “Now That We Know the Medicine Works”
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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