Illness or deviance? : drug courts, drug treatment, and the ambiguity of addiction / Jennifer Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Jennifer, 1977 February 26- author.

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Substance abuse--Treatment.

Substance abuse.

Drug abuse--Treatment.

Drug abuse.

Medical policy--United States.

Medical policy.

United States.

Substance abuse--Psychological aspects.

Substance-Related Disorders--therapy.

Substance-Related Disorders--psychology.

Drug and Narcotic Control--legislation & jurisprudence.

Health Policy.

Social Stigma.

Medicalization.

Substance abuse--Psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Substance-Related Disorders--therapy.

United States.

Substance-Related Disorders--psychology.

Drug and Narcotic Control--legislation & jurisprudence.

Health Policy.

Social Stigma.

Medicalization.

Physical Description:

viii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2015.

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. 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 "disease" label of addiction, yet their management tactics overlap treatment with "therapeutic punishment." The "addict" 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.--Publisher description.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781439910238

9781439910221

1439910227

1439910235

OCLC:

894026172

Publisher Number:

99968542921