Trial by Treatment: Punishing Illness in an Age of Criminal Legal Reform
Trial by Treatment examines how illness can become entangled with punishment during periods of criminal legal reform. Focusing on the relationship between treatment and the criminal legal system, Mary Ellen Stitt explores the questions raised when care, accountability, and legal control overlap.
About This Book
Trial by Treatment explores the relationship between illness and punishment.
The book considers this relationship within an age of criminal legal reform.
It examines how treatment may intersect with legal systems and ideas of accountability.
Mary Ellen Stitt offers a focused work on the consequences of addressing illness through criminal legal frameworks.
Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this book!