NCJ Number
15737
Date Published
1974
Length
268 pages
Annotation
USING QUOTATIONS FROM THEIR FIELD NOTES, A LAWYER AND THREE SOCIOLOGISTS DESCRIBE HOW PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE USE AND CONTROL OF HEROIN PERCEIVE THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER.
Abstract
THE AUTHORS FIRST DESCRIBE HOW PEOPLE GET ACQUAINTED WITH HEROIN AND STREET LIFE. MOVING TO THE PERSPECTIVE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, THEY FOLLOW THE VICE SQUAD ON A DRUG AND PRESENT THE PROBLEMS CONFRONTING PROSECUTORS, DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, AND PROBATION OFFICERS. FINALLY, THREE ASPECTS OF TREATMENT ARE DESCRIBED: SCREENING AND EVALUATION, METHADONE MAINTENANCE, AND A RESIDENTIAL THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)