Reinventing justice : the American drug court movement / James L. Nolan, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nolan, James L., Jr., author.

Series:

Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology

Princeton studies in cultural sociology.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug courts--United States.

Drug courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford, England : Princeton University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The findings reported in this book are based upon ethnographic observations of drug courts throughout the United States and provide a glimpse into the unique character of the American drug court model, considering the qualities and consequences of this form of criminal adjudication.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Drugs and Law: An Historical Perspective; 2. The Drug Court Movement; 3. Therapeutic Theater; 4. The Un-Common Law; 5. Drug Court Storytelling; 6. The Pathological Shift; 7. The Meaning of Justice; 8. Reinventing Justice; Notes; Selected References; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Originally published: 2001.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612087493

9781282087491

1282087495

9781400824762

1400824761

OCLC:

367676799