Historique
Livre
Criminal artefacts: Governing drugs and users
Auteur(s) :
MOORE, D.
Année
2007
Page(s) :
189 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press
ISBN :
978-0-7748-1387-7
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus mots-clés
SOCIOLOGIE
;
CRIMINALITE
;
THEORIE
;
CRIME
;
TRAITEMENT
;
PRISON
;
JUSTICE
Thésaurus géographique
AMERIQUE DU NORD
Note générale :
Vancouver, University of British Columbia Press, 2007, 189 p.
Note de contenu :
CONTENTS:
1. Introduction;
2. Mentalities of Treatment: The Criminal Addict and the Project of Change;
3. The personalities of drugs;
4. Translating justice and therapy: the drug treatment court network;
5. Caring for the addicted self;
6. Conclusion.
1. Introduction;
2. Mentalities of Treatment: The Criminal Addict and the Project of Change;
3. The personalities of drugs;
4. Translating justice and therapy: the drug treatment court network;
5. Caring for the addicted self;
6. Conclusion.
Résumé :
Attitudes toward crime, criminals, and rehabilitation have shifted considerably, yet the idea that there is a causal link between drug addiction and crime prevails. As law reformers call for addiction treatment as a remedy to the failing war on drugs, it is also time to consider the serious implications of joining legal and therapeutic practices in an assumedly benevolent bid to cure the offender. Drawing on theoretical tools inspired by Foucault, Latour, and Goffman, «Criminal Artefacts» casts doubt on the assumption that drugs lie at the heart of crime. Case studies from drug treatment courts and addiction treatment programs illustrate the tensions between law and psychology, treatment and punishment, and conflicting theories of addiction. By looking curiously on the criminal addict as an artefact of criminal justice, this book asks us to question why the criminalized drug user has become such a focus of contemporary criminal justice practices. This interdisciplinary book will appeal to students, academics, and practitioners in law, social theory, criminology, criminal justice, addictions, cultural studies, sociology, and science studies. (Editor's abstract)
Affiliation :
Department of Law, Carleton University
Canada
Canada
Cote :
L01215