Illness or deviance? : drug courts, drug treatment, and the ambiguity of addiction

Murphy, Jennifer, 1977- (author.).

Summary: "Is drug addiction a disease that can be treated, or is it a crime that should be punished? In her probing study, Illness or Deviance?, Jennifer Murphy investigates the various perspectives on addiction, and how society has myriad ways of handling it--incarcerating some drug users while putting others in treatment. Illness or Deviance? highlights the confusion and contradictions about labeling addiction." --publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 9781439910238
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Physical Description: print
viii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2015.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-214) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Drug addiction : illness or deviance? -- Historic tensions and the development of drug treatment and policy -- The overlap of clinical and legal authorities : Capital City's drug court -- Labeling addiction in outpatient treatment : Southside and Westview programs -- Managing illness and deviance : therapeutic punishment -- Conclusion : reducing stigma.