Illness Or Deviance?: Drug Courts, Drug Treatment, And The Ambiguity Of Addiction

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?ncarcerating some drug users while putting others in treatment. Illness or Deviance? highlights the confusion and contradictions about labeling addiction. Murphy's fieldwork in a drug court and an outpatient drug treatment facility yields fascinating insights, such as how courts and treatment centers both enforce the ?isease?label of addiction, yet their management tactics overlap treatment with ?herapeutic punishment.?The ?ddict" label is a result not just of using drugs, but also of being a part of the drug lifestyle, by selling drugs. In addition, Murphy observes that drug courts and treatment facilities benefit economically from their cooperation, creating a very powerful institutional arrangement. Murphy contextualizes her findings within theories of medical sociology as well as criminology to identify the policy implications of a medicalized view of addiction. 9781439910238 1439910235 232 Law NOT_MATURE http://books.google.com/books/content?id=bdjoCAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api en

• • Author: Jennifer Murphy
• • Publisher: Temple University Press
• • Publication Date: Jun 12, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 244 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1439910235
• • ISBN-13: 9781439910238