| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 178 pages) |
| Contents |
Managing problem drug users : the rise of drug court -- The drug court process and professionals -- Judging potential -- Judging participation -- Judging performance |
| Summary |
Drug Court: Constructing the Moral Identity of Drug Offenders offers a richly detailed field research investigation of how drug court professionals work to help drug offenders become drug free and law abiding. The book explores the less public and revealing world of drug court professionals as they judge and manage drug offenders. Drug courts are the latest approach in America and in other countries for handling problem drug users. More than 1,200 drug courts exist throughout the United States and its territories. These courts developed out of the shifting emphasis on punishment and treatment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-175) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Drug courts -- United States
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Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Law and legislation -- United States
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Law and legislation
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Drug courts
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Higgins, Paul C.
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| ISBN |
9780398085872 |
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0398085870 |
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