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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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Main Author: Tiger, Rebecca (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
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
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Call Number: KF3890 .T54 2012
 
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