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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461580803321

Autore

Contrino Kathleen M. <1963->

Titolo

Judicial orientation : the black box of drug court / / Kathleen M. Contrino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso : , : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, , 2015

ISBN

1-59332-808-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

Disciplina

345.7302770269

Soggetti

Drug courts - United States

Drug courts - New York (State)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : sociology and the development of drug court -- A look at drug court's black box : the role of judicial orientation -- Social construction and drug court -- A qualitative look at drug court -- Judicial orientation in court -- Social construction of addiction -- Critical issues and concluding thoughts.

Sommario/riassunto

Drug court teams seek to ensure client compliance with rules and mandated treatment through a series of rewards and graduated sanctions. Drug court judges are the critical key component of drug court as well as the central authority figure for clients. Contrino examines judicial orientation in drug court. Judicial orientation is identified by specific policies and procedures that each court has incorporated into their court and ordered by the judge from the bench. Data from court observation, staff interviews, and client outcomes are analyzed to provide a more contextual understanding of how d