Drug Courts and the Logic of Coerced Treatment

摘要: This article examines the social and historical significance of coerced drug treatment within criminal justice system. Drug courts, most prominent example this approach, serve as a case study to explore how seemingly contradictory perspectives on substance use—therapeutic punitive—are merged justify increased oversight defendants in name facilitating recovery. Drawing an analysis court organizational documents interviews with key advocates, (1) punitive, therapeutic, medical knowledge advocates draw construct role for courts solving problem addiction, (2) links these theories historically broader discussions about causes crime courts' problems. Overall, considers scientific are fused moral considerations "enlightened" approach complex