Legal Rights of Prisoners

Cases and Comments

AvJames F. Anderson,Laronistine Dyson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

Legal Rights of Prisoners is a timely book that addresses the constitutional rights of people in places of confinement. More specifically, it examines the amendments that inmates use and the case law that has developed to address their concerns. The book examines the types of complaints and issues that prisoners bring before the courts. Moreover, it explains the American court systems, the process of justice, and describes the remedies that prisoners use to redress the government. Furthermore, the book discusses the defenses that general administrators use to justify their actions. In the final analysis, the book focuses on the future of correctional litigation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-07-27
Mått:148 x 227 x 19 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780761819622

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Mer om författaren

James F. Anderson is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at University of Missouri- Kansas City.Laronistine Dyson is CEO and Executive Director of Residential Alternatives, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 AcknowledgmentsChapter 4 IntroductionChapter 5 An Introduction to American LawChapter 6 The Corrections Component of Criminal JusticeChapter 7 From Hands-off to Hands-onChapter 8 Types of Lawsuits and Petitions BroughtChapter 9 Preventing Inmate LitigationChapter 10 Inmates and the First AmendmentChapter 11 Inmates and the Fourth AmendmentChapter 12 Inmates and the Eighth AmendmentChapter 13 Inmates and the Fourteenth AmendmentChapter 14 Reverting to a Hands-off ApproachChapter 15 The Future of Inmates' Rights and LitigationsChapter 16 AppendixChapter 17 Table of CasesChapter 18 GlossaryChapter 19 IndexChapter 20 About the Authors