Diversion and criminal justice drug treatment: Mechanism of emancipation or social control?

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 377-385

  Clancey, Garner ^a   Howard, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Ted Noffs Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRIMINAL LAW; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICY; SOCIAL CONTROL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CRIMINAL LAW; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW SOUTH WALES; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33746597001     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230600741388     Document Type: Article

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